(plural: qindarka or qintars) An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.
(plural: qintars) A unit of measure, which varies in value depending upon the product measured; for example, a qintar of cotton might be 160 kg of cotton, 50 kg of cotton lint; a qintar of lime, 65 kg.
quarta
quarta
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 115 g.
quarte
quarte
noun
(fencing) The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.
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.
quarts
quarts
noun
plural of quart
quartz
quartz
noun
(mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
quatre
quatre
noun
(archaic, dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with four spots or pips.
quirts
quirts
noun
plural of quirt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quirt
quoter
quoter
noun
Someone who quotes.
qwerty
qwerty
adj
Alternative letter-case form of QWERTY.
raquet
raquet
noun
Misspelling of racquet.
requit
requit
verb
Obsolete form of requite.
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.
squirt
squirt
noun
(UK, US, Australia, slang) A small child.
(hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
(informal) An act of urination.
(kayaking) A maneuver in which the boat is forced into a nearly vertical position.
(slang) An annoyingly pretentious person; a whippersnapper.
(slang, vulgar, uncountable) Female ejaculate.
A burst of noise.
A small, quick stream; a jet.
An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small, quick stream.
verb
(intransitive, of a liquid) To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
(intransitive, slang, vulgar, of a female) To ejaculate.
(kayaking) To forcefully maneuver against the current so that the end of the boat is forced nearly vertical.
(transitive) To hit with a rapid stream of liquid.
(transitive, by extension) To emit, eject or excrete (something).
(transitive, figuratively, obsolete) To throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.
(transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.
tariqa
tariqa
noun
(Islam) a Sufi method of discipline, meditation and mystical insight, or a religious order based on this.
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.