| CUMQUAT | • cumquat n. Alternative spelling of kumquat. • CUMQUAT n. (Chinese) any of several small yellow to orange citrus fruits, also KUMQUAT. |
| KAMOTIQ | • KAMOTIQ n. (Inuit) a sled with wooden runners, also COMATIK, KAMOTIK, KOMATIK, QAMUTIK. |
| KUMQUAT | • kumquat n. A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica). • KUMQUAT n. (Chinese) any of several small yellow to orange citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and somewhat acid pulp that are used chiefly for preserves, also CUMQUAT. |
| MACAQUE | • macaque n. Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae, especially genus Macaca. • MACAQUE n. (Bantu) a kind of short-tailed monkey. |
| MADOQUA | • madoqua n. (Zoology, obsolete) A small Abyssinian antelope, Salt’s dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana). • Madoqua prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – the dik-dik and related small antelopes. • MADOQUA n. (Amharic) a small Abyssinian antelope. |
| MANQUES | • manqués adj. (Postpositive) plural of manqué. • MANQUE n. (French) the section on a roulette table which includes the numbers 1 to 18 or a bet placed in this area. |
| MAQUILA | • maquila n. Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L. • maquila n. Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts. • maquila n. Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick. |
| MARQUEE | • marquee n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment. • marquee n. (US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the… • marquee n. (US, by generalization) Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common… |
| MARQUES | • marques n. Plural of marque. • MARQUE n. (French) a make or brand of something, esp. a motor vehicle. |
| MARQUIS | • marquis n. A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally… • marquis n. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Bassarona (or Euthalia). • Marquis prop.n. A surname from French. |
| MASQUER | • masquer n. One who appears in disguise at a masquerade. • MASQUER n. one who wears a mask, also MASKER. |
| MASQUES | • masques n. Plural of masque. • MASQUE n. a dramatic entertainment formerly popular in England. |
| QAMUTIK | • qamutik n. An Inuit sled for travelling on snow and ice. • QAMUTIK n. (Inuit) a sled with wooden runners, also COMATIK, KAMOTIK, KAMOTIQ, KOMATIK. |
| QUAMASH | • quamash n. Dated form of camas. • QUAMASH n. (Native American) a blue-flowered liliaceous plant of northwestern America, also CAMAS, CAMASH, CAMASS. |
| QUANTUM | • quantum n. (Now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity. • quantum n. The amount or quantity observably present, or available. • quantum n. (Physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. |
| QUIDAMS | • quidams n. Plural of quidam. • QUIDAM n. (Latin) a certain person; somebody. |
| QUONDAM | • quondam adj. (Formal) Former; once; at one time. • QUONDAM adj. (Latin) former, erstwhile. |
| SQUAMAE | • squamae n. Plural of squama. • SQUAMA n. (Latin) a scale, also SQUAME. |
| SQUAMES | • squames n. Plural of squame. • SQUAME n. a scale, also SQUAMA. |