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Squib
a.
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A paltry fellow.
Squibbed
imp. & p. p.
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Squibbing
p. pr. & vb. n.
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Squib
v. i.
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To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.
Squid
n.
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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.
Squid
n.
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A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
Squier
n.
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A square. See 1st Squire.
Squierie
n.
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Alt. of Squiery
Squiery
n.
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A company of squires; the whole body of squires.
Squiggle
v. i.
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To shake and wash a fluid about in the mouth with the lips closed.
Squiggle
v. i.
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To move about like an eel; to squirm.
Squilgee
n.
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Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, -- used for removing superfluous, water or other liquids, as from a vessel's deck after washing, from window panes, photographer's plates, etc.
Squill
n.
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A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion.
Squill
n.
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Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans).
Squill
n.
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A squilla.
Squill
n.
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A mantis.
Squillas
pl.
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Squillae
pl.
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of Squilla
Squilla
n.
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Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.
Squillitic
a.
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Of or pertaining to squills.
Squinance
n.
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Alt. of Squinancy
Squinancy
n.
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The quinsy. See Quinsy.
Squinancy
n.
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A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also called quincewort.
Squinch
n.
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A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.
Squinsy
n.
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See Quinsy.
Squint
a.
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Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.
Squint
n.
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Fig.: Looking askance.
Squinted
imp. & p. p.
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Squinting
p. pr. & vb. n.
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Squint
v. i.
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To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.