Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 33 compound words that contain quote. The most common are listed below. Open quote in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- air quoteA typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology.
- double quoteA double quotation mark, as in She said, "Go ahead".
- single quoteA quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead'.
- direct quoteA repetition or report of the exact words used in a text or source; usually with quotation marks when in written form, indicating where the verbatim quotation begins and ends.
- rent-a-quoteSomeone who is prepared to provide comment or opinion to the media on virtually any topic, either in exchange for payment or in order to gain exposure.
- pull quoteA brief excerpt drawn from a document and set separately from the main text—often in larger type and/or in a frame—in order to draw the eye.
- quote markA quotation mark; a quote.
- quote unquoteEmphasizes the following (or sometimes preceding) word or phrase for irony, or marks it as not the normal sense of the term.
- scare quoteA quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation.
- end quoteUsed in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
- money quoteA quote that perfectly summarizes a journalistic story, such as a news report.
- corner quoteEither of the symbols ⌜ and ⌝, sometimes used to enclose statements in formal logic.
- curly quoteA shaped opening or closing quotation mark, as distinguished from a straight quote. In English: “ ”. In some other languages: ” ”, „ ” or „ “.
- quote tweetA retweet posted with additional commentary by the retweeter.
- straight quoteA vertical quotation mark, ", as distinguished from a curly quote.
- quote marksplural of quote mark: A quotation mark; a quote.
- quote miningSynonym of contextomy: The act or practice of quoting somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said.
- angle quoteAny particular quotation mark consisting of a pair of straight lines radiating from a common point separated at an angle anywhere between 60°–150°, be it single or double.
- semi-quoteA single quotation mark, ('). This is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "Tom said 'What?'"
- end of quoteUsed in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
- quote end quoteEggcorn of quote unquote
- quote on quoteEggcorn of quote unquote.
- blind quoteA statement from an anonymous or unattributed source.
- quote stuffingA form of market manipulation employed by high-frequency traders that involves quickly entering and withdrawing large orders in an attempt to flood the market and create confusion.
- shudder quoteSynonym of scare quote: A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation.
Compound words 33
- quotationA fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
- blockquotea lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation
- unquoteUsed in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
- quoterSomeone who quotes.
- quoteeSomebody whose words are being quoted.
- backquoteThe symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
- stepquoteA message in the grid of a crossword, split between multiple lights and arranged in a zigzag or steplike pattern.
- requoteTo quote again or anew.
- enquoteTo place in quotation marks.
- underquoteTo give a quotation that is too low, or is lower than that offered by others