Index of English words, starting with "qu"

(1) - Quarry (v. t.) To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.
(2) - Quarry (n.) A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a).
(3) - Quarry (v. i.) To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
(4) - Quarry (n.) The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks.
(5) - Quarry (n.) A heap of game killed.
(6) - Quarry (n.) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.
(7) - Quarry (a.) Quadrate; square.
(8) - Quarry (n.) Same as 1st Quarrel.

(1) - Quarrying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quarry

(1) - Quart (n.) In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4.
(2) - Quart (n.) A vessel or measure containing a quart.
(3) - Quart (n.) A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints.
(4) - Quart (n.) The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.

(1) - Quartan (n.) A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.
(2) - Quartan (n.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days.
(3) - Quartan (a.) Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.

(1) - Quartation (n.) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting.