quest

  • 21quest — [[t]kwe̱st[/t]] quests N COUNT: oft N for n, N to inf A quest is a long and difficult search for something. [LITERARY] My quest for a better bank continues. ...his quest to find true love... Waite spent his life on a spiritual quest. Syn: search… …

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  • 22quest — quester, n. questingly, adv. /kwest/, n. 1. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge. 2. Medieval Romance. an adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to… …

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  • 23quest — n. 1) a quest for 2) in quest of * * * [kwest] a quest for in quest of …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24quest — {{11}}quest (n.) c.1300, an inquest; early 14c., a search for something (especially of judicial inquiries or hounds seeking game), from O.Fr. queste (Fr. quête), properly the act of seeking, from M.L. questa search, inquiry, alteration of L.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 25quest — /kwɛst / (say kwest) noun 1. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for gold. 2. (in medieval legend) a knightly expedition undertaken to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail. 3. those engaged… …

  • 26Quest — This is a very interesting surname. Of French origins where it is recorded as Quest, Queste, Questienne, Questier, Quetier, Questel, Quetel, Questiaux and others, perhaps surprisingly as the name is much associated with Normandy, it does not… …

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  • 27quest — noun (C) especially literary a long search for something such as truth or knowledge (+ for): the quest for enlightenment quest verb (I): to quest after the truth …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28quest — noun 1) their quest for her killer Syn: search, hunt 2) Sir Galahad s quest Syn: expedition, journey, voyage, trek, travels, odyssey, adventure, exploration, search; crusade …

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  • 29quest — [[t]kwɛst[/t]] n. 1) a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something 2) lit. an adventurous expedition, as by knights in medieval romances 3) those engaged in such an expedition 4) Obs. a jury of inquest 5) to search; seek 6) to go… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30Quest 1 — Infobox VG title = developer = Brian Reynolds (TRS 80) Rich Bouchard (Apple II) Alan J. Zett (Atari 800) publisher = SoftSide designer = Brian Reynolds engine = released = vgy|1981 genre = Adventure modes = Single player ratings = platforms = TRS …

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