| ACQUIRED | • acquired v. Simple past tense and past participle of acquire. • acquired adj. (Medicine) Developed after birth; not congenital. • ACQUIRE v. to come into possession of. |
| ANTIQUED | • antiqued v. Simple past tense and past participle of antique. • ANTIQUE v. to alter the appearance of e.g. wood to make it seem very old. |
| CHARQUID | • CHARQUID adj. made into charqui, jerked. |
| DAIQUIRI | • daiquiri n. A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added. • DAIQUIRI n. a cocktail, also DAQUIRI. |
| DAQUIRIS | • daquiris n. Plural of daquiri. • DAQUIRI n. a cocktail, also DAIQUIRI. |
| DIQUARKS | • diquarks n. Plural of diquark. • DIQUARK n. a low energy configuration of two quarks. |
| LIQUATED | • liquated v. Simple past tense and past participle of liquate. • LIQUATE v. to separate or purify (metals) by heating to liquify certain components. |
| ODALIQUE | • odalique n. Archaic form of odalisque. • ODALIQUE n. (French) a female slave; a concubine in a harem, also ODALISK, ODALISQUE. |
| QUADDING | • quadding v. Present participle of quad. • QUADDING n. the practice of birdwatching in a specific area. |
| QUADRATI | • QUADRATUS n. the name of several quadrangular muscles. |
| QUADRICS | • quadrics n. Plural of quadric. • QUADRIC n. a quadric curve. |
| QUADRIGA | • quadriga n. (Historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast. • quadriga n. (Historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing. • QUADRIGA n. (Latin) a four-horse chariot. |
| QUARRIED | • quarried adj. (Archaic) Provided with quarry or prey. • quarried v. Simple past tense and past participle of quarry. • QUARRY v. to dig for stone. |
| QUAYSIDE | • quayside n. (Also attributive) An area alongside a quay. • QUAYSIDE n. the side of a quay, a wharf for the loading or unloading of vessels. |
| QUERIDAS | • queridas n. Plural of querida. • QUERIDA n. (Spanish) a Mexican term of endearment, sweetheart. |
| QUIDDANY | • quiddany n. (Archaic) A confection of quinces, in consistency between a syrup and marmalade. • QUIDDANY n. a jelly or thick syrup made from sweetened quince juice. • QUIDDANY v. to make into quince jelly. |
| SQUADDIE | • squaddie n. (Slang, Britain) A private in the army. • SQUADDIE n. (colloquial) a soldier, also SQUADDY. |
| SQUAILED | • squailed v. Simple past tense and past participle of squail. • SQUAIL v. to pelt with sticks. |
| SQUALOID | • squaloid adj. Characteristic of a shark or dogfish. • squaloid n. Any dogfish (family Squalidae). • SQUALOID adj. like a shark. |