| CINQUE | • cinque n. (Dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips. • Cinque prop.n. A surname from Italian. • CINQUE n. (French) the number five, also CINQ. |
| EQUANT | • equant n. (Obsolete, astronomy) The center of a planetary epicycle. • equant adj. Having comparable measurements in all directions; equidimensional. • EQUANT n. (Latin) a geometric adjustment to explain planetary motion. |
| EQUINE | • equine adj. Of or relating to a horse or horses. • equine adj. Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus. • equine n. Any horse or horse-like animal, especially one of the genus Equus. |
| MANQUE | • manque adj. (Postpositive) unable to fully realise one’s ambitions; would-be. • manqué adj. (Postpositive) Unfulfilled due to the vagary of circumstance, some inherent flaw or a constitutional lack. • MANQUE n. (French) the section on a roulette table which includes the numbers 1 to 18 or a bet placed in this area. |
| QUEANS | • queans n. Plural of quean. • QUEAN n. (Scots) a young woman, also QUEYN, QUEYNIE, QUINE, QUINIE. |
| QUEENS | • queens n. Plural of queen. • queens n. (Poker slang) A pair of queens. • queens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of queen. |
| QUEENY | • queeny adj. (Informal) Like a (royal) queen; queenly; queenish. • queeny adj. (Slang) Like a queen; effeminately homosexual. • QUEENY adj. camp or effeminate. |
| QUEINT | • queint adj. Obsolete form of quenched. • queint adj. Obsolete form of quaint. • QUEINT adj. (Spenser) quaint. |
| QUENAS | • quenas n. Plural of quena. • QUENA n. (Spanish) a type of bamboo flute from the Andes. |
| QUENCH | • quench v. (Transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. • quench v. (Transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light). • quench v. (Transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron. |
| QUERNS | • querns n. Plural of quern. • QUERN n. a hand operated stone mill for grinding corn. |
| QUEYNS | • queyns n. Plural of queyn. • QUEYN n. (Scots) a young woman, also QUEAN, QUEYNIE, QUINE, QUINIE. |
| QUINCE | • quince n. The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga. • quince n. The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia. • quince n. A soft yellow colour, like that of a quince. |
| QUINES | • quines n. Plural of quine. • quines v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quine. • Quines prop.n. Plural of Quine. |
| QUINIE | • quinie n. A cornerstone. • QUINIE n. (Scots) a young woman, also QUEAN, QUEYN, QUEYNIE, QUINE. |
| QUINTE | • quinte n. (Fencing) The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the… • Quinte prop.n. Synonym of Bay of Quinte. • QUINTE n. an attacking fencing position. |
| QUINZE | • quinze n. An old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points. • QUINZE n. (French) a card game. |
| REQUIN | • requin n. (Dated) The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). • REQUIN n. (French) the man-eater, or white shark, so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung. |
| SEQUIN | • sequin n. (Now historical) Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey. • sequin n. (Fashion) A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing. • SEQUIN v. to apply shiny ornamental disks to. |
| UNIQUE | • unique adj. (Not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched. • unique adj. Of a feature, such that only one holder has it. • unique adj. Particular, characteristic. |