| CINQUAIN | • cinquain n. A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables. • cinquain n. (Education) A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun… • CINQUAIN n. (French) a stanza of five lines. |
| CONQUIAN | • conquian n. (Card games) A card game, an ancestor of rummy. • CONQUIAN n. a card game resembling rummy, also COONCAN. |
| HENEQUIN | • henequin n. Alternative form of jeniquen. • HENEQUIN n. (Spanish) a fibre used to make ropes, also HENEQUEN, HENIQUEN, HENIQUIN. |
| HENIQUEN | • heniquen n. Alternative form of henequen. • HENIQUEN n. (Spanish) a fibre used to make ropes, also HENEQUEN, HENEQUIN, HENIQUIN. |
| HENIQUIN | • heniquin n. Alternative form of henequen. • HENIQUIN n. (Spanish) a fibre used to make ropes, also HENEQUEN, HENEQUIN, HENIQUEN. |
| QUANTING | • quanting v. Present participle of quant. • QUANT v. to propel with a pole. |
| QUEENING | • queening v. Present participle of queen. • queening n. (Countable) Any of several kinds of apple. • queening n. (Chess) The promotion of a pawn to a queen. |
| QUIDNUNC | • quidnunc n. (Archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal. • QUIDNUNC n. (Latin) one who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip, a busybody. |
| QUINCUNX | • quincunx n. An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of… • quincunx n. (Astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects. • quincunx n. A Galton board. |
| QUININAS | • QUININA n. a colourless, bitter alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used as an antipyretic or analgesic, also QUININ, QUININE. |
| QUININES | • quinines n. Plural of quinine. • quinines v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quinine. • QUININE n. a colourless, bitter alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used as an antipyretic or analgesic, also QUININ, QUININA. |
| QUINNATS | • quinnats n. Plural of quinnat. • QUINNAT n. (Native American) a fish, the king-salmon. |
| QUINOLIN | • quinolin n. Dated form of quinoline. • QUINOLIN n. a pungent, colourless, oily liquid, first obtained from quinine and used e.g. as a food preservative, also QUINOLINE. |
| QUINONES | • quinones n. Plural of quinone. • Quinones prop.n. A surname from Spanish. • QUINONE n. a crystalline derivative of aniline, also CHINONE, KINONE. |
| QUINTAIN | • quintain n. (Now historical) An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted… • QUINTAIN n. (historical) a post for the practice of tilting with a turning crosspiece. |
| QUINTANS | • quintans n. Plural of quintan. • QUINTAN n. a malarial fever recurring every fifth day. |
| QUINTINS | • quintins n. Plural of quintin. • Quintins prop.n. Plural of Quintin. • QUINTIN n. a kind of fine linen. |
| QUOINING | • quoining v. Present participle of quoin. • quoining n. (Architecture) The architectural elements, such as stone or brick, that form a quoin. • QUOINING n. the act of wedging. |
| QUONKING | • quonking v. Present participle of quonk. • QUONK v. to make an accidental disturbing noise too close to a microphone. |