| DESQUAMATING | • desquamating v. Present participle of desquamate. • DESQUAMATE v. to scale or flake off. |
| HEADQUARTERING | • headquartering v. Present participle of headquarter. • HEADQUARTER v. to make one's headquarters. |
| MADRIGALESQUE | • madrigalesque adj. (Music) Reminiscent of a madrigal. • MADRIGALESQUE adj. somewhat in the style of a madrigal. |
| MASQUERADING | • masquerading v. Present participle of masquerade. • masquerading n. The act of one who masquerades. • MASQUERADE v. to disguise oneself. |
| QUADRAGENARIAN | • quadragenarian n. Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old. • quadragenarian adj. Of or related to fortysomethings. • QUADRAGENARIAN n. a person who is forty years old, or between forty and fifty. |
| QUADRAGENARIANS | • quadragenarians n. Plural of quadragenarian. • QUADRAGENARIAN n. a person who is forty years old, or between forty and fifty. |
| QUADRAGESIMAL | • quadragesimal adj. That lasts forty days. • quadragesimal adj. Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten. • quadragesimal adj. (Mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number forty. |
| QUADRANGLE | • quadrangle n. (Geometry) A geometric shape with four angles and four straight sides; a four-sided polygon. • quadrangle n. A courtyard which is quadrangular. • quadrangle n. The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard. |
| QUADRANGLES | • quadrangles n. Plural of quadrangle. • QUADRANGLE n. a plane figure with four angles (and therefore four sides). |
| QUADRAPLEGIA | • QUADRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIA, TETRAPLEGIA. |
| QUADRAPLEGIAS | • QUADRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIA, TETRAPLEGIA. |
| QUADRAPLEGIC | • QUADRAPLEGIC n. one suffering from quadriplegia, paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIC. |
| QUADRAPLEGICS | • QUADRAPLEGIC n. one suffering from quadriplegia, paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIC. |
| QUADRIGAE | • quadrigae n. Plural of quadriga. • QUADRIGA n. (Latin) a four-horse chariot. |
| QUADRIGEMINAL | • quadrigeminal adj. Having four parts, or two pairs. • QUADRIGEMINAL adj. having four similar parts, also QUADRIGEMINATE, QUADRIGEMINOUS. |
| QUADRIGEMINATE | • quadrigeminate adj. Synonym of quadrigeminal. • QUADRIGEMINATE adj. having four similar parts, also QUADRIGEMINAL, QUADRIGEMINOUS. |
| QUADRINGENARIES | • quadringenaries n. Plural of quadringenary. • QUADRINGENARY n. a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration. |
| QUADRINGENARY | • quadringenary n. (Rare) A quatercentenary. • QUADRINGENARY n. a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration. |
| QUADRIPLEGIA | • quadriplegia n. Paralysis from the neck down. • quadriplegia n. Paralysis of all four limbs. • QUADRIPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also TETRAPLEGIA. |
| QUADRIPLEGIAS | • quadriplegias n. Plural of quadriplegia. • QUADRIPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also TETRAPLEGIA. |