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quack
nounverbverb-intransitiveB2
/kwæk/The characteristic harsh sound made by a duck.
quack grass
nounLow
/ˈkwæk ˌɡrɑːs/A perennial grass weed (Agropyron repens) with creeping rhizomes, considered invasive and difficult to eradicate from gardens and farmland.
quackery
nounC1
/ˈkwækəri/The dishonest practice of pretending to have medical skills or knowledge; the methods and practices of a quack.
quacksalver
nounRare
/ˈkwæksælvə/A person who dishonestly claims to have medical knowledge and sells false remedies; a charlatan.
quaco
nounExtremely Low / Obsolete
/ˈkwɑːkəʊ/A historical, now extremely rare or obsolete term with two possible meanings: 1) A variety of potato, 2) A male given name of West African (Akan) origin.
quad
adjectivenounB2
/kwɒd/A shortened, informal form meaning four of something, a group of four, or something having four parts.
quad bike
nounC1
/ˈkwɒd ˌbaɪk/A small four-wheeled motor vehicle designed for off-road use.
quad cities
plural-nounLow (Geographically specific)
/ˌkwɒd ˈsɪt.iz/A metropolitan region comprising four principal cities along the Mississippi River, specifically Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline in Illinois.
quadcopter
nounMedium (technical/everyday)
/ˈkwɒdˌkɒptə/A type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone with four rotors.
quadplay
nounLow
/ˈkwɒd.pleɪ/A marketing term referring to the bundling of four services—typically television, internet, landline phone, and mobile phone—by a single provider.
quadplex
adjectivenounLow
/ˈkwɒd.plɛks/A building, complex, or property containing four separate living units.
quadra
nounVery Low
/ˈkwɒdrə/A square or rectangular frame, border, or architectural molding; a square or rectangular space or panel.
quadragenarian
adjectivenounLow
/ˌkwɒd.rə.dʒəˈneə.ri.ən/A person who is between 40 and 49 years old.
quadragesima
nounRare
/ˌkwɒdrəˈdʒɛsɪmə/The forty-day period of fasting and penitence before Easter; Lent.
quadrangle
nounC1
/ˈkwɒdˌræŋ.ɡl/A flat geometric shape with four straight sides and four angles; a four-sided polygon, typically a rectangle or square.
quadrans
nounVery Rare
/ˈkwɒdrænz/A bronze coin of Ancient Rome, worth one quarter of an as.
quadrant
nounC1
/ˈkwɒdrənt/A quarter section of a circle, or an instrument used for measuring angles.
quadrantal corrector
nounVery Low / Obscure
/kwɒˈdræntəl kəˈrɛktə/A device or mechanism used to correct quadrantal error, specifically the quadrantal deviation error in a ship's magnetic compass caused by the induced magnetism of horizontal soft iron aboard the vessel.
quadrantid
nounVery Low
/kwɒˈdræntɪd/A member of a yearly meteor shower appearing to radiate from the constellation Quadrans Muralis.
quadrantids
nounC2
/kwɒˈdræntɪdz/The Quadrantids are an annual meteor shower that peaks in early January, originating from the debris of asteroid 2003 EH1, formerly associated with the defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis.

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