Category: Q

Q

Q () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed… read more Q

Qua

Qua (conj.) In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.

Quab

Quab (n.) An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished.

Quack

Quack (v. i.) To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.

Quacking

Quacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quack

Quab

Quab (v. i.) See Quob, v. i.

Qua-bird

Qua-bird (n.) The American night heron. See under Night.

Quacha

Quacha (n.) The quagga.

Qvacked

Qvacked (imp. & p. p.) of Quack

Quack

Quack (v. i.) To act the part of a quack, or pretender.

Quack

Quack (n.) The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.

Quack

Quack (v. i.) To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast.

Quackish

Quackish (a.) Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery.

Quack grass

Quack grass () See Quitch grass.

Quackism

Quackism (n.) Quackery.

Quackled

Quackled (imp. & p. p.) of Quackle

Quackeries

Quackeries (pl. ) of Quackery

Quackling

Quackling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quackle

Quackle

Quackle (v. i. & t.) To suffocate; to choke.

Quack

Quack (n.) A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.