(historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the equestrian order (Latin: ordo equester), the lower of the two aristocratic classes of Ancient Rome, ranking below the patricians.
equus
hdqrs
hdqrs
noun
Abbreviation of headquarters.
qaids
qaids
noun
plural of qaid
qeshm
qishm
qiyas
qiyas
noun
(Islam) The use of analogy as precedent in Shari'a jurisprudence.
qophs
qophs
noun
plural of qoph
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
quest
quest
noun
(education) A short test.
(obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
(obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
(obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
verb
(entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
(intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
(transitive) To search for something; to seek.
queys
queys
noun
plural of quey
quids
quids
noun
plural of quid
quins
quins
noun
plural of quin
quips
quips
noun
plural of quip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quip
quist
quist
noun
(UK Midlands) The wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.
quits
quits
adj
(colloquial, Britain) On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
noun
plural of quit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quit
quods
quods
noun
plural of quod
qursh
qursh
noun
A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.
risqu
seqed
sequa
seqwl
sercq
sqlds
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.
squeg
squeg
verb
(transitive, electronics) To undergo squegging.
squet
squib
squib
noun
(US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
(archaic except in idioms) An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
(automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
(dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
(dated) A writer of lampoons.
(film, theater) In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
(firearms) A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
(graphic design) A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed.
(law) In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
(linguistics) A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
(mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
verb
(colloquial, dated, transitive, intransitive) To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
To make a sound like a small explosion.
squid
squid
noun
(UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.
(US, military, slang, mildly derogatory) A sailor in the Navy.
(slang, motorcycling, derogatory) A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
verb
(fishing) To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
(parachuting) To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).
squin
squit
squit
noun
(Norfolk, uncountable) Nonsense; amusing stories.
(derogatory, informal, countable) A person of low status.
verb
(transitive, Internet) To disconnect (an IRC server) from a network.