- quag
- см. quagmire
Англо-русский словарь по авиационным и ракетным базам. - М.: Военное издательство министерства обороны Союза ССР. Составители: С. М. Никитин, Ю. И. Хрущев. 1962.
Англо-русский словарь по авиационным и ракетным базам. - М.: Военное издательство министерства обороны Союза ССР. Составители: С. М. Никитин, Ю. И. Хрущев. 1962.
quag — quag·ga; quag·gy; quag·miry; quag; quin·quag·e·nary; … English syllables
Quag — Quag, n. A quagmire. [R.] Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quag — (n.) marshy spot, 1580s, a variant of M.E. quabbe a marsh, bog, from O.E. *cwabba shake, tremble (like something soft and flabby) … Etymology dictionary
quag — [kwag, kwäg] n. [< ?] Rare a bog or marsh … English World dictionary
quag|ga — «KWAG uh», noun. a zebra of southern Africa closely related to the dauw but having distinct stripes on its head, neck, and shoulder only. It became extinct in the 1870 s. »The poor quagga…is a timid animal with a gait and figure much resembling… … Useful english dictionary
quag|ge|ry — «KWAG uhr ee, KWOG », noun, plural ries. a bog or marsh … Useful english dictionary
quag|gy — «KWAG ee, KWOG », adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. soft and muddy; boggy; miry; swampy: »Some dismal rood of quaggy land about the river s edge (William Morris) … Useful english dictionary
quag — problem, gripe What s HIS quag? … Dictionary of american slang
quag — problem, gripe What s HIS quag? … Dictionary of american slang
quag — [kwag, kwɒg] noun archaic a marshy or boggy place. Derivatives quaggy adjective Origin C16: related to dialect quag shake ; prob. symbolic, the qu suggesting movement (as in quake) … English new terms dictionary
quag — n. a marshy or boggy place. Derivatives: quaggy adj. Etymology: rel. to dial. quag (v.) = shake: prob. imit … Useful english dictionary