The technique of applying wooden tiles or veneers to create a decorative geometrical pattern on floors, furniture etc.
passamaquoddy
passamaquoddy
Noun
A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
Proper noun
The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
pauciloquently
pauciloquently
adv
In a pauciloquent manner; using few words.
pauciloquy
pauciloquy
noun
(uncommon) Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.
paycheque
paycheque
noun
Alternative form of paycheck
paycheques
paycheques
noun
plural of paycheque
piquancy
piquancy
noun
The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting.
piquantly
piquantly
adv
In a piquant manner; with piquancy.
preacquisitively
preadequacy
preadequately
preantiquity
preantiquity
noun
The time before antiquity.
prequalify
prequalify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To qualify or be qualified in advance.
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
proequality
psychoquackeries
pterygoquadrate
pterygoquadrate
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
qadiriya
qiyas
qiyas
noun
(Islam) The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.
quackery
quackery
noun
(countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.
(law, medicine, uncountable) The practice of fraudulent medicine, usually in order to make money or for ego gratification and power; health fraud.
quackishly
quackishly
adv
In a quackish manner.
quacky
quacky
adj
(US, of land or a crop) Infested with quackgrass.
(of a voice or sound) That resembles the quack of a duck.
Fraudulent; characterised by or using the methods of quackery.
quadrangularly
quadrangularly
adv
In a quadrangular shape or manner.
quadrantly
quadrantly
adv
squarely
quadratically
quadratically
adv
In a quadratic way.
quadrennially
quadrennially
adv
Every four years.
quadricotyledonous
quadricycle
quadricycle
noun
A four-wheeled motorcycle, often resembling a small car (microcar).
A four-wheeled pedal cycle.
quadricycler
quadricyclist
quadricyclist
noun
One who rides a quadricycle.
quadrifariously
quadrifariously
adv
In a quadrifarious manner.
quadrihybrid
quadrihybrid
noun
(biology) A hybrid whose parents differ by four pairs of contrasting Mendelian characters.
quadrilaterally
quadrilaterally
adv
In a quadrilateral fashion.
quadrilogy
quadrilogy
noun
(nonstandard) A tetralogy.
quadripartitely
quadripartitely
adv
In a quadripartite fashion; into four parts.
quadriphyllous
quadriphyllous
adj
(botany) Having four leaves
quadripulmonary
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllabic
Adjective
Having four syllables
quadrisyllabical
quadrisyllabical
adj
quadrisyllabic
quadrisyllable
quadrisyllable
Noun
A word of four syllables.
quadrisyllabous
quadrivalency
quadrivalency
noun
Synonym of quadrivalence
quadrivalently
quadrivalently
adv
In a quadrivalent manner.
quadruplicity
quadruplicity
Noun
A group of four things.
quadruply
quadruply
adv
four times
in four (often different) ways
quaestuary
quaestuary
adj
Relating to or concerned with gain; engaged in moneymaking.
quaffingly
quaffingly
adv
While or by quaffing.
quaggy
quaggy
adj
Resembling a quagmire; marshy, miry.
Soft or flabby (of a person etc.).
quagmiry
quagmiry
adj
Like a quagmire.
quailberry
quailberry
noun
The plant Crossopetalum ilicifolium.
The plant Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
quailery
quailery
noun
A structure in which one houses quail that are kept as a food animal.
quaily
quaily
noun
(obsolete) The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), a game bird.
quaintly
quaintly
adv
In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
quakerishly
quakerly
quakerly
Adjective
Pertaining to Quakers.
Befitting a Quaker.
quakery
quakery
Noun
Quakerism
quakily
quakily
adv
In a quaky manner.
quakingly
quakingly
adv
In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
quaky
quaky
adj
Inclined to quake; tremulous.
qualificatory
qualificatory
adj
That serves as qualification
qualifiedly
qualifiedly
adv
With qualification; conditionally.
qualify
qualify
noun
(juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at least twice.
verb
(juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.
(now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less disagreeable.
To certify or license someone for something.
To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.
To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task.
To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
qualifying
qualifying
noun
A qualification or added condition.
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
verb
present participle of qualify
qualifyingly
qualifyingly
adv
So as to qualify, or modify the meaning of something.
qualitatively
qualitatively
adv
In a qualitative manner.
with respect to quality rather than quantity.
quality
quality
adj
Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
noun
(archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.)
(archaic) Position; status; rank.
(countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
(countable, UK, journalism) A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.
(emergency medicine, countable) The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
(thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
(uncountable) Level of excellence.
(uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
qualityless
qualityless
adj
lacking quality or qualities
qualityship
qually
qualmishly
qualmishly
adv
In a qualmish manner.
qualmy
qualmy
adj
queasy; nauseous
qualmyish
quandary
quandary
noun
A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.
A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
quandy
quandy
noun
(obsolete) The long-tailed duck.
quantifiability
quantifiability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is quantifiable
(uncountable) The condition of being quantifiable
quantifiably
quantifiably
adv
In a quantifiable manner.
quantify
quantify
verb
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
To assign a quantity to.
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
quantifying
quantifying
verb
present participle of quantify
quantitatively
quantitatively
adv
In a quantitative manner.
With respect to quantity rather than quality.
quantitively
quantitively
adv
quantitatively
quantity
quantity
noun
(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
(metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
(phonology) Length of sounds.
A considerable measure or amount.
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
A specific measured amount.
An indefinite amount of something.
quantivalency
quantivalency
noun
Alternative form of quantivalence
quaquaversally
quaquaversally
adv
In a quaquaversal way.
quaranty
quaranty
noun
(historical, uncommon) Synonym of Council of Forty, former courts with 40 members in Florence and Venice.
quarrelingly
quarrellingly
quarrelously
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomely
adv
In a quarrelsome manner.
quarry
quarry
noun
(countable) An object of search or pursuit.
(mining) A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.
(uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
(uncountable, obsolete) A part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward.
A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.
verb
(figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.
(transitive) To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
quarryable
quarryable
adj
Alternative form of quarriable
quarrying
quarrying
noun
A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry.
The extraction of material from a quarry.
verb
present participle of quarry
quarryman
quarryman
noun
A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).
quarrymen
quarrymen
noun
plural of quarryman
quarrystone
quarryville
quartenylic
quartenylic
adj
Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives
quarterly
quarterly
adj
(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.
Occurring once every quarter year (three months).
adv
Once every quarter year (three months).
noun
A periodical publication that appears four times per year.
quartzy
quartzy
adj
Resembling or containing quartz.
quashey
quashy
quashy
adj
slushy; mushy
quasicrystal
quasicrystal
noun
(physics, chemistry) any solid with conventional crystalline properties but exhibiting a point group symmetry inconsistent with translational periodicity
quasistationary
quasistationary
adj
Almost stationary.
Of a system: that behaves as if it were stationary under defined circumstances, as within a temperature range or over a given period of time.
quasky
quatercentenary
quatercentenary
noun
A four-hundredth anniversary
quaternary
quaternary
adj
(inorganic chemistry) composed of four elements
(organic chemistry) quaternary ammonium
Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x⁴
Of fourth rank or order
Relating to or in number base four
noun
(chemistry) A quaternary compound.
(geology) The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.
quaternity
quaternity
noun
(countable) A group or set of four.
(uncountable) The state of being four.
quatrayle
quatrayle
noun
(rare) A great-great-great-grandfather; the grandfather of the grandfather of one's father.
quatty
quaveringly
quaveringly
adv
In a quavering manner; tremulously.
quavery
quavery
adj
Apt to quaver; shaky, trembling.
quaverymavery
quay
quay
adj
(MLE) Alternative spelling of qway (“far”)
noun
(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
verb
To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
quayage
quayage
noun
The fee charged for using a quay.
quayages
quayages
noun
plural of quayage
quayed
quayed
adj
Furnished with a quay.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quay
quayful
quayful
noun
(nautical) As much or many as a quay can accommodate.
quaying
quaying
verb
present participle of quay
quaylike
quaylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quay.
quayman
quayman
noun
A man who works on a quay.
quays
quays
noun
plural of quay
quayside
quayside
noun
(also attributive) An area alongside a quay.
quaysider
quaysider
noun
One who lives or works on a quayside.
quaysides
quaysides
noun
plural of quayside
queachy
queachy
adj
(obsolete) Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy.
Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
queasily
queasily
adv
In a queasy manner; delicately; squeamishly.
queasy
queasy
adj
Easily troubled; squeamish.
Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
queazy
queazy
adj
Alternative spelling of queasy
quesnay
questionability
questionability
noun
The state of being questionable.
questionably
questionably
adv
in a questionable manner
questionary
questionary
adj
Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
noun
(archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
A questionnaire.
quicksandy
quicksandy
adj
quicksandlike
quiddany
quiddany
noun
(archaic) A confection of quinces, in consistency between a syrup and marmalade.
quidditatively
quidditatively
adv
Synonym of quiddatively
quimbaya
quinaldyl
quinary
quinary
adj
(arithmetic) To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
Of fifth rank or order.
noun
(astrology) Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.
quinazolyl
quincentenary
quincentenary
adj
Synonym of quincentennial: Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
noun
Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
quincuncially
quincuncially
adv
In a quincuncial fashion.
quindecasyllabic
quindecasyllabic
adj
(prosody) Having fifteen syllables.
quingentenary
quinoxalyl
quinquagenary
quinquagenary
adj
Of or related to 50-year anniversaries.
Synonym of quinquagenarian: Of or related to fiftysomethings.
noun
A 50-year anniversary.
quinquecentenary
quinquenary
quinquennially
quinquennially
adv
Every five years.
quinquesyllabic
quinquesyllabic
Adjective
Having five syllables.
quinquesyllable
quinquesyllable
noun
A word of five syllables.
quinquevalency
quintary
quintary
adj
quinary
quintessentiality
quintessentiality
noun
(countable) Something that is quintessential.
(uncountable) The quality of being quintessential.
quintessentially
quintessentially
adv
In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
quiritary
quiritary
adj
(law, historical) Belonging to the Quirites, or citizens of early Rome; applied to the right of mancipatio granted to these people.