NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 51. The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings. | putty putty pAt i n. a soft oily substance used to seal pipe connections to seal the edges of glass in window frames and to fill uneven surfaces. No plural form. BE PUTTY IN SOMEONE S HANDS puzzle pAz @l 1. n. something that confuses people a problem that is confusing or difficult to solve. 2. n. something similar to Q that people try to understand or solve for entertainment. 3. tv. to confuse someone. puzzle something out to figure something out. pyramid pir @ mid 1. n. a foursided structure with sides that are shaped like triangles and meet at one point on top. 2. n. one of a group of large Egyptian tombs shaped like Q in which Egyptian kings and queens were once buried. python pai 0@n n. a large snake found in tropical areas of Asia southeast India Africa and Australia that uses its powerful muscles to constrict and kill its prey. 466 TLFeBOOK Q quack kwAk 1. iv. to make the characteristic noise of a duck. 2. n. the noise that a duck makes. 3. n. someone who claims to be a doctor but who is not trained to be a doctor. quaint kwent adj. strange in an interesting or funny way charming in an old-fashioned way. Adv quaintly. Comp quainter sup quaintest. quake kwek 1. n. a shaking of the earth an earthquake. Short for earthquake. 2. iv. to shake to tremble. quake in one s boots Go to shake IN one S BOOTS. qualify kwal @ fai 1. tv. to limit something to restrict something to narrow the meaning of something. 2. iv. to meet the requirements for something. quality kwal i ti 1. n. a characteristic property of someone or something. 2. n. a degree or level of excellence. No plural. 3. adj. of @ that is good. quantity kwan t@ ti n. an amount a certain number of something that can be counted or measured. KNOWN QUANTITY quarantine kwar @n tin 1. tv. to isolate a living thing that has a disease or has been around another creature with a disease. 2. n. a period of isolation of living things that have an illness or have been exposed to an illness. Plural only for types and .
