| QUICKENS | • quickens n. (Chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Synonym of couch grass (“a… • quickens n. (Chiefly Midlands (northern), Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) plural of quicken. • quickens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quicken. |
| QUICKNESS | • quickness n. Rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity. • QUICKNESS n. the state of being quick. |
| QUICKSAND | • quicksand n. Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts. • quicksand n. Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically. • QUICKSAND n. a loose watery sand which swallows up anyone who walks on it. |
| QUEENCAKES | • queencakes n. Plural of queencake. • queen-cakes n. Plural of queen-cake. • queen␣cakes n. Plural of queen cake. |
| QUICKENERS | • quickeners n. Plural of quickener. • QUICKENER n. one who quickens. |
| QUICKSANDS | • quicksands n. Plural of quicksand. • QUICKSAND n. a loose watery sand which swallows up anyone who walks on it. |
| REQUICKENS | • requickens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of requicken. • REQUICKEN v. (Shakespeare) to give new life to. |
| QUICKENINGS | • quickenings n. Plural of quickening. • QUICKENING n. the act of quickening. |
| QUICKNESSES | • quicknesses n. Plural of quickness. • QUICKNESS n. the state of being quick. |
| QUICKTHORNS | • quickthorns n. Plural of quickthorn. • QUICKTHORN n. hawthorn. |
| QUACKSALVING | • quacksalving adj. Falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, like a quacksalver. • QUACKSALVING adj. (obsolete) like a quacksalver, a charlatan. |
| QUICKSTEPPING | • quickstepping v. Present participle of quickstep. • QUICKSTEP v. to do the quickstep. |
| QUICKSILVERING | • quicksilvering v. Present participle of quicksilver. • quicksilvering n. An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors. • QUICKSILVERING n. the mercury on the back of a mirror. |
| QUARTERBACKINGS | • QUARTERBACKING n. wisdom after the event, esp. by spectators. |
| QUICKSILVERINGS | • QUICKSILVERING n. the mercury on the back of a mirror. |