| 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. |
| QUINAS | • QUINA n. (Quechua) a tree yielding cinchona bark, from which quinine is made, also CHINACHINA, CINCHONA, KINA, KINAKINA, QUINAQUINA, QUINQUINA. |
| 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. |
| QUINIC | • quinic adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from quinine. • QUINIC adj. as in quinic acid, an acid derived from cinchona bark. |
| QUINIE | • quinie n. A cornerstone. • QUINIE n. (Scots) a young woman, also QUEAN, QUEYN, QUEYNIE, QUINE. |
| QUININ | • quinin n. Archaic form of quinine. • QUININ n. a colourless, bitter alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used as an antipyretic or analgesic, also QUININA, QUININE. |
| QUINOA | • quinoa n. A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds. • quinoa n. The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour. • QUINOA n. (Quechua) a South American goosefoot, with seeds used as rice. |
| QUINOL | • quinol n. (Organic chemistry) Synonym of hydroquinone. • QUINOL n. a reducing agent obtained from quinone. |
| QUINOS | • QUINO n. a game of chance, also KENO, KEENO, KINO. |
| QUINSY | • quinsy n. (Pathology) A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and… • QUINSY n. severe inflammation of tonsils and throat. |
| QUINTA | • quinta n. A country house in Madeira. • QUINTA n. (Spanish) a country house in Spain or Portugal. |
| 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. |
| QUINTS | • quints n. Plural of quint. • QUINT n. a five-stringed tenor viol. |
| 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. |
| SQUINT | • squint v. (Intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression. • squint v. (Intransitive) To look or glance sideways. • squint v. (Intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus. |
| SQUINY | • squiny v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To squint. • SQUINY v. (dialect) to squint, also SQUINNY. |