quackery - n. 1 a an unqualified practiser of medicine. b (attrib.) of or characteristic of... [more]

quackish - n. 1 a an unqualified practiser of medicine. b (attrib.) of or characteristic of... [more]

quaestorial - n. either of two ancient Roman magistrates with mainly financial responsibilities.... [more]

quaestorship - n. either of two ancient Roman magistrates with mainly financial responsibilities.... [more]

quaffable - perh. imit.]... [more]

quaffer - perh. imit.]... [more]

quaggy - prob. imit.]... [more]

quaintly - ME f. OF cointe f. L cognitus past part. of cognoscere ascertain]... [more]

quaintness - ME f. OF cointe f. L cognitus past part. of cognoscere ascertain]... [more]

Quakerish - n. a member of the Society of Friends, a Christian movement ... [more]

Quakerism - n. a member of the Society of Friends, a Christian movement ... [more]

quaky - also called dodder-grass. quaky adj. (quakier, quakiest). [OE cwacian]... [more]

qualifiable - v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. make competent or fit for a position or purpose. 2 tr. make... [more]

qualificatory - n. 1 the act or an instance of qualifying. 2 an accomplishment fitting a person... [more]

qualifier - v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. make competent or fit for a position or purpose. 2 tr. make... [more]

qualitatively - adj. concerned with or depending on quality (led... [more]

qualmish - orig. uncert.]... [more]

quantally - adj. 1 composed of discrete units; varying in... [more]

quantifiable - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 determine the quantity of. 2 measure ... [more]

quantifiability - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 determine the quantity of. 2 measure ... [more]

quantification - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 determine the quantity of. 2 measure ... [more]

quantifier - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 determine the quantity of. 2 measure ... [more]

quantitatively - adj. 1 a concerned with quantity. b measured or measurable ... [more]

quantitively - adj. = QUANTITATIVE. quantitively adv.... [more]

quantization - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 form into quanta. 2 apply quantum mechanics to. quantization... [more]

quarreller - n. & v. 1 a violent contention or altercation between individuals or with others.... [more]

quarrelsomely - adj. given to or characterized by quarrelling. quarrelsomely adv. quarrelsomeness... [more]

quarrelsomeness - adj. given to or characterized by quarrelling. quarrelsomely adv. quarrelsomeness... [more]

quarter - n. & adj. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this (3,... [more]

quattrocentist - n. the style of Italian art of the 15th c. quattrocentist n. [It., = 400 used... [more]

quaveriness - adj. (of a voice etc.) tremulous. quaveriness n.... [more]

quaveringly - cf. cwacian QUAKE)]... [more]

quayage - n. a solid stationary artificial landing-place... [more]

queasily - adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 a (of a person) feeling nausea. b (of a person's stomach) easily... [more]

queasiness - adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 a (of a person) feeling nausea. b (of a person's stomach) easily... [more]

Quechuan - n. (also Quichua) a S. American Indian language widely spoken in Peru and neighbouring... [more]

QUEEN - n. sl. = QUEEN n. 7. ... [more]

queen - v. & n. (dragged, dragging) 1 tr. pull along with effort or difficulty. 2 a tr.... [more]

queenless - n. & v. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler... [more]

queenlike - n. & v. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler... [more]

queenliness - adj. (queenlier, queenliest) 1 fit for or appropriate to a queen. 2 majestic; queenlike.... [more]

queenship - n. & v. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler... [more]

queerish - adj., n., & v. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character.... [more]

queerly - adj., n., & v. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character.... [more]

queerness - adj., n., & v. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character.... [more]

queller - v.tr. 1 a crush or put down (a rebellion etc.). b reduce (rebels etc.) to submission.... [more]

quenchable - v.tr. 1 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2 extinguish... [more]

quencher - v.tr. 1 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2 extinguish... [more]

quenchless - v.tr. 1 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2 extinguish... [more]

querulously - adj. complaining, peevish. querulously adj. querulousness n. [LL querulosus or... [more]

querulousness - adj. complaining, peevish. querulously adj. querulousness n. [LL querulosus or... [more]

quester - n. & v. 1 a search or the act of seeking. 2 the thing sought, esp .... [more]

questingly - n. & v. 1 a search or the act of seeking. 2 the thing sought, esp .... [more]

questionability - adj. 1 doubtful as regards truth or quality. 2 not clearly in accordance ... [more]

questionableness - adj. 1 doubtful as regards truth or quality. 2 not clearly in accordance ... [more]

questionably - adj. 1 doubtful as regards truth or quality. 2 not clearly in accordance ... [more]

questioner - n. & v. 1 a sentence worded or expressed so as to seek information. 2 a doubt about... [more]

questioningly - n. & v. 1 a sentence worded or expressed so as to seek information. 2 a doubt about... [more]

questionless - n. & v. 1 a sentence worded or expressed so as to seek information. 2 a doubt about... [more]

quibbler - n. & v. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a... [more]

quibbling - n. & v. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a... [more]

quibblingly - n. & v. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a... [more]

quick - v. & n. (getting; past got; past part. got or US ( and ... [more]

quickly - adj., adv., & n. 1 taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a... [more]

quickness - adj., adv., & n. 1 taking only a short time (a quick worker). 2 arriving after a... [more]

quiescence - adj. 1 motionless, inert. 2 silent, dormant. quiescence n. quiescency n. quiescently... [more]

quiescency - adj. 1 motionless, inert. 2 silent, dormant. quiescence n. quiescency n. quiescently... [more]

quiescently - adj. 1 motionless, inert. 2 silent, dormant. quiescence n. quiescency n. quiescently... [more]

QUIET - v.tr. & intr. Brit. (often foll. by down) = QUIET v.... [more]

quietist - n. 1 a passive attitude towards life, with devotional contemplation and abandonment... [more]