An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
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quant
quant
adj
Short for quantifiable.
Short for quantitative.
noun
(finance) A quantitative analyst.
A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
A vertical shaft used to drive a millstone.
Short for quantifier.
Short for quantity.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To propel using a quant.
quart
quart
noun
(card games) Four successive cards of the same suit.
(obsolete) A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
quata
quata
noun
Archaic form of coiata.
quate
quate
adj
(Scotland) quiet
queet
quelt
quent
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.
quiet
quiet
adj
(software) Requiring little or no interaction.
Having little motion or activity; calm.
Not busy, of low quantity.
Not showy; undemonstrative.
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
intj
Be quiet.
noun
The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.
The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
The absence of sound; quietness.
verb
(intransitive) To become quiet or calm.
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
quilt
quilt
noun
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
A quilted skirt worn by women.
A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
verb
(UK, slang, obsolete) To beat or thrash.
To construct a quilt.
To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
quint
quint
noun
(US, informal) a quin or quintuplet.
(card games) In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
(fencing) quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
(firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
(music) An interval of one fifth.
(music) The E string of a violin.
quirt
quirt
noun
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
verb
To strike with a quirt.
quist
quist
noun
(UK Midlands) The wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.
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quite
quite
adv
(especially Britain) To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
(now rare) With prepositional or adverbial phrases.
Before a noun preceded by an indefinite article; now often with ironic implications that the noun in question is particularly noteworthy or remarkable.
Before a noun preceded by the definite article.
Coming before the definite article and an attributive superlative.
Coming before the indefinite article and an attributive adjective. (Now largely merged with moderative senses, below.)
Preceding nouns introduced by the indefinite article. Chiefly in negative constructions.
With adverbs of manner.
With attributive adjectives, following an (especially indefinite) article; chiefly as expressing contrast, difference etc.
With plain adjectives, past participles, and adverbs.
With predicative adjectives.
With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs.
With verbs, especially past participles.
intj
(chiefly UK) Indicates agreement; exactly so.
noun
(bullfighting) A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.
quito
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
quitt
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quoit
quoit
noun
A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.
An ancient burial mound, synonymous with dolmen.
The discus used in ancient sports.
The flat stone covering a cromlech.
verb
(intransitive) To play quoits.
(transitive) To throw like quoit.
quota
quota
noun
(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.
A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
quote
quote
noun
A price set for a financial security or commodity.
A quotation mark.
A quotation; a statement attributed to a person.
A summary of work to be done with a set price.
verb
(archaic) To observe, to take account of.
(commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
(intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
(transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).
quoth
quoth
verb
(archaic or literary, now defective) simple past tense of quethe; said
(defective, modal, auxiliary, nonstandard, archaic) To say.
quott
qurti
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.
squet
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.
taqua
toque
toque
noun
(Canada) A knitted hat, usually conical but of varying shape, often woollen, and sometimes topped by a pom-pom or tassel.
(by extension, informal) A chef.
(historical) An African nominal money of account, equal to 40 cowries.
(music) A rhythm used in Latin music, especially Cuban religious rituals.
(music) The guitar part of flamenco music.
(specifically) A tall white hat with no brim of the sort worn by chefs
A type of hat with no brim.
A variety of bonnet monkey; toque macaque, Macaca sinica.