Index of English words, starting with "sq"

(1) - Squelch (n.) A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply.
(2) - Squelch (v. t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.

(1) - Squib (v. i.) To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.
(2) - Squib (a.) A paltry fellow.
(3) - Squib (a.) A writer of lampoons.
(4) - Squib (a.) A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.
(5) - Squib (a.) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
(6) - Squib (a.) A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.

(1) - Squid (n.) A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
(2) - Squid (n.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata.