quake
111quake lake — noun A lake formed after the damming of a watercourse by a landslide caused by an earthquake. The May 12 quake triggered massive landslides in mountainous Sichuan province, blocking rivers and creating more than 30 unstable quake lakes that are… …
112Quake-Catcher Network — The Quake Catcher Network is a joint collaborative initiative run by Stanford University and UC Riverside that aims to use computer based accelerometers to detect earthquakes. [ [http://qcn.stanford.edu/ Main project page] ] It uses a distributed …
113quake grass — noun 1. : quaking grass 2. : couch grass 1a * * * quake grass, = quaking grass. (Cf. ↑quaking grass) …
114quake — I. intransitive verb (quaked; quaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwacian Date: before 12th century 1. to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability 2. to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear II. noun Date: 14th… …
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118Quäke — Quä|ke 〈f. 19〉 Pfeife, mit der man den Klagelaut des Hasen nachahmt, um Füchse u. anderes kleines Raubwild anzulocken [→ quäken] * * * Quä|ke, die; , n [zu ↑ quäken] (Jagdw.): Instrument, das den Angstschrei eines Hasen nachahmt. * * * Quä|ke,… …
119quake — Synonyms and related words: apoplexy, be cold, bob, bobble, bounce, breakup, bump, cataclysm, chatter, chill, climax, convulsion, diastrophism, didder, disaster, dither, earthquake, falter, fidget, fit, flip out, fluctuate, flutter, freak out on …
120Quake — ● np. m. ►JEU Version actualisée des ses ancêtres Doom et Wolfenstein 3D, la version actuelle est une institution dans le milieu des jeux en réseau. Une ligue professionnelle a même été créée (signalé par Joan Reynaud) …
