any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
<noun.artifact>

quadruplicate

sample sentences

"it was signed in quadruplicate"

reproduce fourfold
<verb.creation>

quadruplicate

sample sentences

"quadruplicate the bill"

increase by a factor of four
<noun.process>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quadrupling

any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
<noun.person>

quaestor

a hearty draft
<noun.food>

quaff

to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

gulp

quaff

swig

sample sentences

"The men gulped down their beers"

a person who drinks heartily
<noun.person>

quaffer

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
<noun.object>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mire

morass

quag

quagmire

slack

mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
<noun.animal>

Equus quagga

quagga

(of soil) soft and watery
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

boggy

marshy

miry

mucky

muddy

quaggy

sloppy

sloughy

soggy

squashy

swampy

waterlogged

sample sentences

"the ground was boggy under foot"
"a marshy coastline"
"miry roads"
"wet mucky lowland"
"muddy barnyard"
"quaggy terrain"
"the sloughy edge of the pond"
"swampy bayous"

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
<noun.object>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

mire

morass

quag

quagmire

slack

an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
<noun.animal>

Mercenaria mercenaria

Venus mercenaria

hard clam

hard-shell clam

quahaug

quahog

round clam

Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
<noun.food>

hard-shell clam

quahaug

quahog

round clam

an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
<noun.animal>

Mercenaria mercenaria

Venus mercenaria

hard clam

hard-shell clam

quahaug

quahog

round clam

Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
<noun.food>

hard-shell clam

quahaug

quahog

round clam

small gallinaceous game birds
<noun.animal>

quail

flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
<noun.food>

quail

draw back, as with fear or pain
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

cringe

flinch

funk

quail

recoil

shrink

squinch

wince

sample sentences

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

anticipate with dread or anxiety
<verb.emotion>

apprehend

quail at

spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
<noun.plant>

Atriplex lentiformis

quail brush

quail bush

white thistle

spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
<noun.plant>

Atriplex lentiformis

quail brush

quail bush

white thistle

strange in an interesting or pleasing way
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

quaint

sample sentences

"quaint dialect words"
"quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"

very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quaint

sample sentences

"the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty
"came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
"a quaint sense of humor"

attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
<adj.all>

old-time

olde worlde

quaint

sample sentences

"houses with quaint thatched roofs"
"a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"

in a quaint old-fashioned manner
<adv.all>

quaintly

sample sentences

"the room was quaintly furnished"

in a strange but not unpleasant manner
<adv.all>

quaintly

sample sentences

"the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly"

strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
<noun.attribute>

quaintness

sample sentences

"some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"

the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned
<noun.attribute>

quaintness

sample sentences

"she liked the old cottage
its quaintness was appealing"

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 3

earthquake

quake

seism

temblor

shake with fast, tremulous movements
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

palpitate

quake

quiver

sample sentences

"His nostrils palpitated"

shake with seismic vibrations
<verb.motion>

quake

tremor

sample sentences

"The earth was quaking"

one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
<noun.person>

quaker

trembler

Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa
<noun.plant>

European quaking aspen

Populus tremula

quaking aspen

an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

making

qualification

sample sentences

"her qualifications for the job are excellent"
"one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"
"she has the makings of fine musician"

the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

qualification

sample sentences

"his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"

a statement that limits or restricts some claim
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

qualification

reservation

sample sentences

"he recommended her without any reservations"

meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

qualified

sample sentences

"many qualified applicants for the job"

limited or restricted; not absolute
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

qualified

sample sentences

"gave only qualified approval"

holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

certified

qualified

sample sentences

"a registered pharmacist"
"a registered hospital"

contingent on something else
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dependant

dependent

qualified

restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

qualified

restricted

a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

modifier

qualifier

a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
<noun.person>

qualifier

sample sentences

"the tournament was won by a late qualifier"

prove capable or fit; meet requirements
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 1

measure up

qualify

pronounce fit or able
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

qualify

sample sentences

"She was qualified to run the marathon"
"They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"

make more specific
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

qualify

sample sentences

"qualify these remarks"

make fit or prepared
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dispose

qualify

sample sentences

"Your education qualifies you for this job"

add a modifier to a constituent
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

modify

qualify

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

characterise

characterize

qualify

sample sentences

"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"
"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

condition

qualify

specify

stipulate

sample sentences

"The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"
"The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

success in satisfying a test or requirement
<noun.act>

pass

passing

qualifying

sample sentences

"his future depended on his passing that test"
"he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
<noun.relation>

limiting

modification

qualifying