To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint; to lead on.
To waste time; to dally.
loquat
loquat
noun
The Eriobotrya japonica tree.
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
pequot
pequot
Noun
A member of a tribe of Native Americans who historically inhabited eastern Connecticut and spoke a variety of Mohegan-Pequot.
Proper noun
This tribe.
The variety of Mohegan-Pequot spoken by this tribe.
quarto
quarto
noun
(UK) Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
(paper) A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
(printing) A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
quinto
quoits
quoits
noun
A competitive game in which players throw rings, aiming to land them over vertical sticks.
plural of quoit
quotas
quotas
noun
plural of quota
quoted
quoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quote
quotee
quotee
noun
Somebody whose words are being quoted.
quoter
quoter
noun
Someone who quotes.
quotes
quotes
noun
Quotation marks.
plural of quote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quote
quotha
quotha
intj
(archaic) Forsooth; indeed.
quotid
quotum
quotum
noun
A part or proportion; a fraction; quota.
roquet
roquet
noun
In croquet, the act of hitting another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken.
verb
In croquet, to hit another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken.
toques
toques
noun
plural of toque
toquet
toquet
noun
Alternative form of toque (“type of hat”)
torque
torque
noun
(physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton metre or Nm; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.
verb
(physics, mechanics) To make something rotate about an axis by imparting torque to it.