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111squeteague — /skwəˈtig/ (say skwuh teeg) noun (plural squeteague or squeteagues) any of several fishes of the genus Cynoscion, of the North American Atlantic coast, especially C. regalis, an important food fish. {Algonquian (New England dialect) Usage: For… …
112squib — /skwɪb/ (say skwib) noun 1. a short witty or sarcastic saying or writing. 2. a firework consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, which burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion. 3. any firework. 4. a pyrotechnic… …
113squid — /skwɪd / (say skwid) noun (plural squid or squids) any of various decapod dibranchiate cephalopods, especially any of certain small species (as of the genera Loligo and Ommastrephes) having slender bodies and caudal fins and much used for bait.… …
114squid ring — /ˈskwɪd rɪŋ/ (say skwid ring) noun Chiefly WA, SA and Tasmania a calamari ring. See calamari (def. 2) …
115squidgy — /ˈskwɪdʒi/ (say skwijee) adjective Colloquial 1. unpleasantly damp; clammy: *Squidgy slime mould with just a single cell to its name has the intelligence to find the shortest way around a maze, Japanese researchers say. –aap news, 2000. 2. (of… …
116squiffy — /ˈskwɪfi/ (say skwifee) adjective Colloquial 1. slightly intoxicated; tipsy. 2. crooked; askew. {origin uncertain; variant of skew whiff} …
117squiggle — /ˈskwɪgəl/ (say skwiguhl) noun 1. a short twist or curve, as in drawing or writing. –verb (squiggled, squiggling) –verb (i) 2. to twist or curve; appear as squiggles. –verb (t) 3. to form by squiggles; scribble. {blend of squirm and wriggle}… …
118squill — /skwɪl/ (say skwil) noun 1. the bulb of the sea onion, Urginea maritima, of the genus Scilla, cut into thin slices and dried, and used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant. 2. the plant itself. 3. → scilla. {Middle English, from Latin squilla,… …
119squillion — /ˈskwɪljən/ (say skwilyuhn) noun Colloquial an extremely large amount or number (of money, objects, etc.). {play on million} –squillionaire, noun …
120squint — /skwɪnt / (say skwint) verb (i) 1. to look with the eyes partly closed. 2. to be affected with strabismus; be cross eyed. 3. to look or glance obliquely or sideways; look askance. –verb (t) 4. to close (the eyes) partly in looking. 5. to cause to …
