| EQUILIBRATOR | • equilibrator n. (Rare) A device that maintains equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery… • EQUILIBRATOR n. one who equilibrates. |
| FOREQUARTERS | • forequarters n. Plural of forequarter. • FOREQUARTER n. the front half of a lateral half of the body or carcass of a quadruped. |
| HEADQUARTERS | • headquarters n. The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting… • headquarters n. The center of an organization’s operations or administration. • headquarters n. A place of concentrated activity or influence. |
| HINDQUARTERS | • hindquarters n. Plural of hindquarter. • hind␣quarters n. Alternative form of hindquarters. • HINDQUARTER n. the back half of a side of beef, including one or two ribs. |
| MARQUETERIES | • marqueteries n. Plural of marquetery. • marqueteries n. Plural of marqueterie. • MARQUETERIE n. (French) furniture inlaid with multicoloured wood, ivory, or metal, also MARQUETRY. |
| PARAQUADRATE | • paraquadrate adj. Synonym of squamosal. • PARAQUADRATE n. a paired membrane bone of the vertebrate skull. |
| QUADRATRICES | • quadratrices n. Plural of quadratrix. • QUADRATRIX n. a curve by which a circle may be squared. |
| QUADRATRIXES | • quadratrixes n. Plural of quadratrix. • QUADRATRIX n. a curve by which a circle may be squared. |
| QUARRYMASTER | • quarrymaster n. The person in charge of a quarry. • QUARRYMASTER n. one in charge of a quarry. |
| QUARTERBACKS | • quarterbacks n. Plural of quarterback. • quarterbacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quarterback. • QUARTERBACK v. to direct the offensive play of (as a football team). |
| QUARTERDECKS | • quarterdecks n. Plural of quarterdeck. • quarter-decks n. Plural of quarter-deck. • quarter␣decks n. Plural of quarter deck. |
| QUARTERFINAL | • quarterfinal n. (Sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals. • quarterfinal n. (General) A competition that narrows a field of contestants (quarterfinalists) to a set of semifinalists… • quarter-final n. Alternative form of quarterfinal. |
| QUARTERLIGHT | • quarterlight n. A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent. • quarter␣light n. (Britain) a small triangular side window in a motor car. • QUARTERLIGHT n. a small triangular ventilation window in a car. |
| QUARTERSAWED | • quartersawed v. Simple past tense of quartersaw. • quarter-sawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of quarter-saw. • quarter␣sawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of quarter saw. |
| QUARTERSTAFF | • quarterstaff n. A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as… • quarterstaff n. Fighting or exercise with the quarterstaff. • quarter-staff n. Alternative form of quarterstaff. |
| QUATERNARIES | • quaternaries n. Plural of quaternary. • QUATERNARY n. a set of four. |
| SEQUESTRATOR | • sequestrator n. One who sequesters. • SEQUESTRATOR n. one who sequestrates. |
| TRANQUILISER | • tranquiliser n. (Britain, uncommon) Alternative spelling of tranquilizer. • TRANQUILISER n. a drug that has a tranquillising effect, also TRANQUILIZER, TRANQUILLISER, TRANQUILLIZER. |
| TRANQUILIZER | • tranquilizer n. That which tranquillizes or soothes. • tranquilizer n. (Pharmacology) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension. • TRANQUILIZER n. a drug that has a tranquillising effect, also TRANQUILISER, TRANQUILLISER, TRANQUILLIZER. |