| QUATERNARY | • quaternary adj. Of fourth rank or order. • quaternary adj. Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x4. • quaternary adj. Relating to or in number base four. |
| QUARTERSAWN | • quartersawn v. Past participle of quartersaw. • QUARTERSAW v. to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other. |
| 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. |
| QUATERNARIES | • quaternaries n. Plural of quaternary. • QUATERNARY n. a set of four. |
| QUADRINGENARY | • quadringenary n. (Rare) A quatercentenary. • QUADRINGENARY n. a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration. |
| QUARTERFINALS | • quarterfinals n. Plural of quarterfinal. • quarter-finals n. Plural of quarter-final. • quarter␣finals n. Plural of quarter final. |
| QUARTERSAWING | • quartersawing v. Present participle of quartersaw. • quarter␣sawing v. Present participle of quarter saw. • QUARTERSAW v. to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other. |
| HEADQUARTERING | • headquartering v. Present participle of headquarter. • HEADQUARTER v. to make one's headquarters. |
| 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. |
| QUARTERBACKING | • quarterbacking n. (American football) The act of playing as a quarterback. • quarterbacking n. (US) The action of making criticisms after the event. • quarterbacking v. Present participle of quarterback. |
| QUADRAGENARIANS | • quadragenarians n. Plural of quadragenarian. • QUADRAGENARIAN n. a person who is forty years old, or between forty and fifty. |
| QUADRINGENARIES | • quadringenaries n. Plural of quadringenary. • QUADRINGENARY n. a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration. |
| QUARTERBACKINGS | • QUARTERBACKING n. wisdom after the event, esp. by spectators. |
| QUARTERFINALIST | • quarterfinalist n. A person or team that takes part in a quarterfinal. • quarter-finalist n. Somebody or something that appears in a quarter-final of a competition. • QUARTERFINALIST n. one who reaches a quarterfinal. |
| QUATERCENTENARY | • quatercentenary n. A four-hundredth anniversary. • QUATERCENTENARY n. a four-hundredth anniversary. |