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quayed

quayed is the simple past and past participle of quay.

Meaning of quay

Verb

quay (third-person singular simple present quays, present participle quaying, simple past and past participle quayed)

  1. To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

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Adjective

quayed (not comparable)

  1. Furnished with a quay.
    • a quayed area

Words formed from quayed

Questions about quayed

What does quayed mean?
Quayed means furnished with a quay.
What is quayed the simple past and past participle of?
Quayed is the simple past and past participle of quay.
What part of speech is quayed?
Quayed is an adjective.

Words near quayed in the dictionary

  1. Quay County
  2. quayage
  3. quayages
  4. quayd
  5. Quaye
  6. quayed
  7. Quayes
  8. quayful
  9. quayfuls
  10. quaying
  11. Quayle

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