A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.
aquo
quab
quab
noun
(by extension) Something immature or unfinished.
An unfledged bird.
verb
Alternative form of quob
quad
quad
adj
(poker slang) Of or relating to quads.
Having four shots of espresso.
noun
(Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
(chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
(informal) A quadcopter.
(informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
(informal) A quadriplegic person.
(informal) A quadrupel beer.
(informal) A quadruplet (infant).
(informal) Quadruplex videotape.
(informal) The quadriceps muscle.
(informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
(letterpress typography) A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
(printing slang) A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
(skating) Clipping of quadruple (“kind of jump in figure skating”).
(typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting) A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.
A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.
A quad bike (from quadricycle)
A serving of four shots of espresso.
A skate with four wheels.
Abbreviation of quadrillion BTU. (10¹⁵ BTU)
verb
(letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
(transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
(typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
to ride a quad bike
quae
quag
quag
noun
(obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.
quai
qual
qual
noun
(sports) Alternative form of quali
(usually in the plural) Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field.
quam
quan
quar
quar
noun
(obsolete) A quarry
(slang) quarantine
verb
To choke or block (typically a river)
quat
quat
adj
(Scotland, dialectal, with "of") Free; no longer involved with; quit.
Quaternary.
noun
(chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation or compound.
(obsolete) A pustule.
(obsolete) An annoying, worthless person.
Alternative spelling of khat.
verb
(Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To relinquish, forsake, give up.
(Wales and Southwest England, dialectal, intransitive) To squat or crouch down.
(transitive, obsolete) To satiate.
quaw
quaw
noun
Alternative form of quawmire
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".
quia
quia
adj
(Lutheranism) Relating to the belief that the Book of Concord is authoritative because it faithfully describes the Christian faith as revealed in the Bible.