(of a hedge etc) Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground
noun
The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method
quicksets
quicksets
noun
plural of quickset
quickside
quicksilver
quicksilver
adj
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.
noun
(colloquial) An amalgam of mercury and tin applied to the backs of mirrors, quicksilvering.
The metal mercury.
verb
To overlay with quicksilver.
To treat with quicksilver.
quicksilvering
quicksilvering
noun
An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
verb
present participle of quicksilver
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
quicksilvers
quicksilvers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicksilver
quicksilvery
quicksilvery
adj
Like quicksilver.
quickstep
quickstep
noun
A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
verb
To dance the quickstep.
To move with a hurried step.
quicksteps
quicksteps
noun
plural of quickstep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quickstep
quickthorn
quickthorn
noun
The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
quickwork
quickwork
noun
(nautical, archaic) All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
(nautical, archaic) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
(nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.
quietlike
quietlike
adj
Indicative or characteristic of quietness or of being quiet.
adv
In a quietlike manner; quietly.
quilkin
quilkin
noun
(UK, obsolete, Cornwall) A frog or toad.
quillback
quillback
noun
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.
quillbacks
quillbacks
noun
plural of quillback
quillwork
quillwork
noun
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
quink
quink
noun
(physics) A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
quirk
quirk
noun
(archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
(architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit.
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles.
(transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk.
Alternative form of querk
quirked
quirked
adj
Having, or formed with, a quirk.
quirkier
quirkier
adj
comparative form of quirky: more quirky
quirkiest
quirkiest
adj
superlative form of quirky: most quirky
quirkily
quirkily
adv
In a quirky manner.
quirkiness
quirkiness
noun
(countable) A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing
(uncountable) The state of being quirky
quirkinesses
quirkinesses
noun
plural of quirkiness
quirking
quirking
verb
present participle of quirk
quirkish
quirkish
adj
(archaic) Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.
quirks
quirks
noun
plural of quirk
quirksey
quirksome
quirksome
adj
Characterised or marked by quirkiness.
quirky
quirky
adj
Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.
quoitlike
quoitlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a quoit.
quokka
quokka
noun
A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.
quokkas
quokkas
noun
plural of quokka
quonking
quonking
verb
present participle of quonk
requicken
requicken
verb
(transitive) To quicken anew; to reanimate or give new life to.
resqueak
seaquake
seaquake
noun
A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed.
seaquakes
seaquakes
noun
plural of seaquake
seqfchk
shuqualak
squarelike
squarelike
adj
Rectangular.
Resembling a square.
squark
squark
noun
(physics) A hypothetical supersymmetric counterpart to a quark, having a spin of zero instead of one-half.
squawk
squawk
noun
(aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
(aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
(programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.
The American night heron.
verb
(US, slang, dated) To back out in a mean way.
(aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
(programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
(slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
(slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
squawked
squawked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squawk
squawker
squawker
noun
(slang) An informant; a stool pigeon.
(slang) The radio used in police vehicles to keep in contact with headquarters.
A loudspeaker used for frequencies intermediate between those of a woofer and a tweeter.
A person who complains or protests noisily.
Something that squawks.
squawkers
squawkers
noun
plural of squawker
squawkie
squawkier
squawkier
adj
comparative form of squawky: more squawky
squawkiest
squawkiest
adj
superlative form of squawky: most squawky
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
squawks
squawks
noun
plural of squawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squawk
squawky
squawky
adj
(of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
Making squawking sounds.
squeak
squeak
noun
(countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
(countable, slang) A narrow squeak.
(uncountable, games) A card game similar to group solitaire.
verb
(intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
(intransitive, games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
(intransitive, informal) To win or progress by a narrow margin.
(intransitive, slang) To inform, to squeal.
(transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
squeaked
squeaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of squeak
squeaker
squeaker
noun
(Internet slang) A young user on a voice chat system who has a high-pitched voice.
(US) A game or election won by a narrow margin.
(slang) An act of flatulence; a fart.
A party toy that uncoils with a squeaking sound when blown; a party puffer.
A piglet of the wild boar.
A squab or young domestic pigeon still in the nest.
A young bird; a cheeper.
An Australian grey crow-shrike or grey currawong (Strepera versicolor plumbea).
Any of family Arthroleptidae, of frogs.
Any of genus Synodontis, of catfish.
One who or that which squeaks.
squeakers
squeakers
noun
plural of squeaker
squeakery
squeakery
noun
(rare) The quality of being squeaky.
squeakier
squeakier
adj
comparative form of squeaky: more squeaky
squeakiest
squeakiest
adj
superlative form of squeaky: most squeaky
squeakily
squeakily
adv
Whilst squeaking.
squeakiness
squeakiness
noun
The state of being squeaky
squeaking
squeaking
noun
A sound that squeaks.
verb
present participle of squeak
squeakingly
squeakingly
adv
With a squeaking sound.
squeaklet
squeakproof
squeakproof
adj
Resistant to making squeaking sounds.
squeaks
squeaks
noun
plural of squeak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squeak
squeaky
squeaky
adj
Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.
squeakyish
squeakyish
adj
Somewhat squeaky.
squedunk
squibcrack
squirelike
squirelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a squire.
squirk
squirrellike
squirrellike
adj
Similar to or characteristic of a squirrel.
adv
(postpositive) In the manner of a squirrel.
starquake
starquake
noun
(astronomy) A violent tremor or quake that occurs on or near the surface of a star, especially a collapsed star.
statequake
sunquake
sunquake
noun
A quake occurring on the Sun.
thackerayesque
turquoiselike
turquoiselike
adj
Similar to or resembling turquoise.
unquakerlike
unquakerlike
adj
Not Quakerlike.
unquakerly
unquakerly
adj
Not Quakerly.
unquaking
unqueenlike
unqueenlike
adj
Not queenlike.
unquick
unquick
adj
Not quick.
unquickened
unquickened
adj
Not quickened.
unquickly
unquickness
unquicksilvered
unquicksilvered
adj
Not quicksilvered.
unrequickened
unsquirelike
unsquirelike
adj
Not squirelike.
waterquake
waterquake
noun
An earthquake that happens underwater, usually in an ocean or lake.