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Noun: quad  kwód
  1. One of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
    - quadruplet
     
  2. A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
    - quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris
     
  3. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
    - space
     
  4. A rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
    - quadrangle

Sounds like: puttee, qua

Derived forms: quads

Type of: area, extensor, extensor muscle, sib, sibling, type

Part of: thigh

Encyclopedia: Quad