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  • 51squishy — [ˈskwɪʃi] adj informal extremely soft and easy to press or crush …

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  • 52asquint — /əˈskwɪnt/ (say uh skwint) adverb with an oblique glance. {a 1 + squint (of uncertain origin; compare Dutch schuinte slope) …

  • 53Asquith — /ˈæskwəθ/ (say askwuhth) noun Herbert Henry (1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith), 1852–1928, British politician; prime minister 1908–16 …

  • 54Esquiline — /ˈɛskwəlaɪn/ (say eskwuhluyn) noun one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built. {Latin Esquilīnus} …

  • 55squab — /skwɒb/ (say skwob) noun 1. a nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged. 2. a short, stout person. 3. a thickly stuffed, soft cushion. 4. the back part, often detachable, of the seat of certain motor cars. –adjective 5. short …

  • 56squabble — /ˈskwɒbəl / (say skwobuhl) verb (i) (squabbled, squabbling) 1. to engage in a petty quarrel. –noun 2. a petty quarrel. {? imitative; compare Swedish dialect sqvabbel} –squabbler, noun …

  • 57squabby — /ˈskwɒbi/ (say skwobee) adjective (squabbier, squabbiest) short and stout; squat. {squab + b + y1} –squabbily, adverb …

  • 58squad — /skwɒd / (say skwod) noun 1. any small group of soldiers operating as a unit. 2. any small group or party of persons engaged in a common enterprise, etc. 3. a group of sportspeople, often selected for a tour, from which teams for specific… …

  • 59squad car — /ˈskwɒd ka/ (say skwod kah) noun → patrol car. {US English (1930s) …

  • 60squadron — /ˈskwɒdrən / (say skwodruhn) noun 1. a portion of a naval fleet, or a detachment of warships employed on a particular service; a subdivision of a fleet. 2. an armoured cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops (companies), a… …