Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 13 compound words that contain quotes. The most common are listed below. Open quotes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- double-quotesplural of double-quote: A double quotation mark, as in She said, "Go ahead".
- single quotesplural of single quote: A quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead'.
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- air quotesplural of air quote: A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology.
- smart quotesCurly quotes automatically inserted into text as a replacement for the straight quotes typed by the user.
- corner quotesplural of corner quote: Either of the symbols ⌜ and ⌝, sometimes used to enclose statements in formal logic.
- straight quotesplural of straight quote: A vertical quotation mark, ", as distinguished from a curly quote.
- pull quotesplural of pull quote: A 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.
- angle quotesplural of angle quote: Any 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.
- finger quotesplural of finger quote: A typically two-handed gesture resembling quotation marks, indicating that the gesturer is speaking ironically or using unusual terminology.
- direct quotesplural of direct quote: A 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.
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- scare quotesplural 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.
- curly quotesplural of curly quote: A shaped opening or closing quotation mark, as distinguished from a straight quote. In English: “ ”. In some other languages: ” ”, „ ” or „ “.
- shudder quotesplural of shudder 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.
- sneer quotesplural of sneer 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.
- Quine quotesplural of Quine quote: Either of the symbols ⌜ and ⌝, sometimes used to enclose statements in formal logic.
- blind quotesplural of blind quote: A statement from an anonymous or unattributed source.
- semi-quotesplural of semi-quote: A single quotation mark, ('). This is often used for a quote within a quote, as in "Tom said 'What?'"
- rent-a-quotesplural of rent-a-quote: Someone 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.
- double angle quotesplural of double angle quote: An angle quote which appears as two symbols at the beginning or end of a sentence.
- single angle quotesplural of single angle quote: An angle quote which appears as a single symbol at the beginning or end of a sentence.
- Fregean quotesplural of Fregean quote: Either of the symbols ⌜ and ⌝, sometimes used to enclose statements in formal logic.
- duckfoot quotesplural of duckfoot quote: Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.
Compound words 13
- misquotesthird-person singular simple present indicative of misquote: To incorrectly recite or record a quotation.
- blockquotesplural of blockquote: a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation
- backquotesplural of backquote: The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.
- aliquotesplural of aliquote: Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
- disquotesthird-person singular simple present indicative of disquote: To transform a quoted utterance into an actual statement about the world.
- doublequotesplural of doublequote: A double quotation mark, as in She said, "Go ahead".
- midquotesplural of midquote: The mean of a bid price and asking price
- outquotesthird-person singular simple present indicative of outquote: To surpass in quotation.
- overquotesthird-person singular simple present indicative of overquote: To give a quotation (price estimate) that is too high.
- quasiquotesthird-person singular simple present indicative of quasiquote: To enclose (a text fragment within source code) in a special markup that allows it to be separately parsed to yield a computed output value.