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695 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

quillette
noun, feminine
a withy cutting planted so that it takes root
quillon
noun, masculine
quillon (“either of the two arms of a crossguard”)
quimbois
noun, masculine
sorcery, necromancy
To hit on; to seduce; To piss off; to get someone's goat
quimpérois
adjective
of Quimper
quin
interjection
(surprise, giving someone something) alternative form of tiens
quinaire
adjective
quinary
quinaud
adjective
sheepish, shamefaced
quincaille
noun, feminine
hardware
quincailler
noun, masculine
post-1990 spelling of quincaillier
quincaillerie
noun, feminine
Hardware: metal implements, taken collectively.; A hardware store: a store where hardware is sold.
quincaillier
noun, masculine
ironmonger, hardware dealer
quincajou
noun, masculine
obsolete spelling of kinkajou
quincentennial
quincentenaire
noun, masculine
quincentennial
quinconce
noun, masculine
a quincunx, a group of five items arranged in a square with one in the middle; a plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions; a place planted in this manner
quine
noun, masculine
set of five, group of five (such as the digits on one hand)
quiner
verb
complain; whine; moan; squeal (of a vehicle's tyres)
quinine
noun, feminine
quinine
quinique
adjective
quinic
quinnat
noun, masculine
a quinnat salmon
quinoa
noun, masculine/feminine
quinoa
quinoléine
noun, feminine
quinoline
quinone
noun, feminine
quinone
quinoïde
adjective
quinoid
quinoïdine
noun, feminine
quinoidine
quinqua
noun, masculine/feminine
quinquagenarian, fiftysomething
quinquacentenaire
noun, masculine
quincentennial
quincentennial
quinquagénaire
noun, masculine/feminine
quinquagenarian, fiftysomething
quinquagenarian, fiftysomething
quinquennal
adjective
quinquennial, five-year
quinquennat
noun, masculine
a five-year term in government
quinquennium
noun, masculine
quinquennium (a period of five years)
quinquet
noun, masculine
oil lamp, Argand lamp; peeper, eye
quinquin
noun, masculine
a small child
quinquina
noun, masculine
cinchona (tree)
quinquénaire
adjective
synonym of quinaire
quint
noun, masculine
a fifth
quint
adjective
fifth, seldom used outside of titles; occurring at an interval of five days
quintaine
noun, feminine
quintain
quintal
noun, masculine
quintal, a nonstandard metric unit of mass equivalent to exactly 100 kg; quintal, French hundredweight, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 49.95 kg
quinte
noun, feminine
quinte; fifth (musical interval), quintus (choir); (five-card) straight; fit (of coughing); sudden huff; tantrum
quinte diminuée
noun, feminine
diminished fifth
quinte flush
noun, feminine
straight flush
quinte flush royale
noun, feminine
royal flush
quinte juste
noun, feminine
perfect fifth
quinteau
noun, masculine
a heap, pile, or stack, such as of sugar or hay
quinter
adverb
a fifth time
to plough the field five times; to have a coughing fit
quintes parallèles
noun, feminine
consecutive fifths, parallel fifths
quintessence
noun, feminine
quintessence (all senses)
quintessential
quintessentiel
noun, masculine
synonym of essentiel
quintessentially
quintette
noun, masculine
quintet; A composition for five voices or instruments; quintet; the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music
quinteux
adjective
quintan; bilious, ill-tempered
quintidi
noun, masculine
the fifth day of the decade (ten-day week) in the French Republican Calendar
quintidodécaèdre
noun, masculine
quintidodecahedron
decillion (10³³)