(Islam) The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.
quads
quads
noun
(music) a set of four tenor drums played by a drummer, typically in a marching band or drum corps
(poker slang) four of a kind
plural of quad
quags
quags
noun
plural of quag
quais
quash
quash
verb
(law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
(obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
quasi
quasi
adj
Resembling or having a likeness to something.
quass
quass
verb
(obsolete) to drink deeply; to quaff.
quays
quays
noun
plural of quay
sequa
squab
squab
adj
Clumsy.
Curt; abrupt.
Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
Shy; coy.
Unfledged; unfeathered.
adv
(slang) With a heavy fall; plump.
noun
(sometimes attributive) A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
A baby rook.
A person of a short, fat figure.
A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
The meat of such a baby bird used as food.
verb
(obsolete) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
(transitive) To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
(transitive) To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.
squad
squad
noun
(UK, dialect) Sloppy mud.
(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
(informal) A collective noun for a group of squid.
(slang) One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
verb
(intransitive) To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.
squam
squam
noun
(US, fishing) An oilskin hat; a southwester.
squat
squat
adj
Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
Sitting on one's heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering or crouching.
noun
(exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
(mining) A small vein of ore.
(obsolete) A sudden or crushing fall.
(slang, Canada, US) Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
(weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
The angel shark (genus Squatina).
verb
(Internet) To cybersquat.
(dated) To bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash.
(exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
(weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
squaw
squaw
noun
(now offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.