quar — an·ti·quar·i·an·ism; mac·quar·ie; quar; quar·an·tin·able; quar·an·tin·er; quar·en·tene; quar·reled; quar·rel·er; quar·rel·some; quar·rel·some·ly; quar·rel·some·ness; quar·ri·able; quar·ried; quar·ri·er; quar·ri·on; quar·ry·man; quar·ta·tion;… … English syllables
tine — ab·ro·tine; acon·i·tine; ac·tine; ad·a·man·tine; ag·ma·tine; al·a·cre·a·tine; am·e·thys·tine; an·a·tine; ar·re·tine; as·bes·tine; as·ta·tine; at·tine; bar·bo·tine; bar·ken·tine; bar·quen·tine; bar·y·tine; bikh·a·con·i·tine; bi·son·tine;… … English syllables
quarantine — quar·an·tine … English syllables
quarantine — quar|an|tine1 [ kwɔrən,tin ] noun uncount a situation in which a person or animal that might have a disease is kept separate from other people or animals so that they do not catch the disease: in quarantine: Animals can be kept in quarantine for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quarantine — quar•an•tine [[t]ˈkwɔr ənˌtin, ˈkwɒr , ˌkwɔr ənˈtin, ˌkwɒr [/t]] n. v. tined, tin•ing 1) pat a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease 2) pat a period, orig. 40 days, of detention or isolation imposed upon ships, people, animals … From formal English to slang
Quarantine — The period of isolation decreed to control the spread of infectious disease. Before the era of antibiotics, quarantine as one of the few available means for halting the spread of infectious diseases. It is still employed as needed, for example,… … Medical dictionary
Quarantine — Quar an*tine, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine, fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four, and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadragesima}.] 1. A space of forty days; used of Lent. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarantine — Quar an*tine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarantined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarantining}.] To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarantine flag — Quarantine Quar an*tine, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine, fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four, and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadragesima}.] 1. A space of forty days; used of Lent.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarantined — Quarantine Quar an*tine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarantined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarantining}.] To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English