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Quinizine
- - any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics.
Quinoline
- - A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type.
Quinzaine
- - The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the reckoning.
Quivering
- verb - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
- move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
- shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
- the act of vibrating
Rabbeting
- verb - cut a rectangular groove into
- join with a rabbet joint
Rabbiting
- verb - hunt rabbits
- Speaking continuously and meaninglessly. (UK slang)
Rack Rent
- noun - an extortionate rent
Rack-Rent
- - A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it; an excessive or unreasonably high rent.
Racketing
- verb - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
- hit (a ball) with a racket
- make loud and annoying noises