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Q   The 17th letter of the Roman alphabet Qabala   An esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret Qabalah   An esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret Qabalistic   Having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther Qabbala   An esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries Qabbalah   An esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries Qaddafi   Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d''etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) Qadhafi   Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d''etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) Qadi   An Islamic judge Qaeda   An intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries Qandahar   A city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center Qassam_Brigades   The military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel Qat   The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" Qatar   A peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf Qatar   An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil Qatari   A native or inhabitant of Qatar Qatari   Of or concerning Qatar; "the Qatari rulng family"; "Qatari oil wells" Qatari_dirham   100 dirhams equal 1 riyal Qatari_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Qatar Qatari_riyal   The basic unit of money in Qatar Back to top Qatar_Peninsula   A peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf QCD   A theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together QED   A relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons Qepiq   100 qepiq equal 1 manat Qi   The circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health Qiang   The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan Qiangic   The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan Qibla   A small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa Qibla   The direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers Qindarka   100 qindarka equal 1 lek Qing   The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu Qing_dynasty   The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu Qintar   100 qindarka equal 1 lek Qoph   The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet Quaalude   Sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse Quack   The harsh sound of a duck Quack   An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice Quack   Act as a medical quack or a charlatan Quack   Utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked" Quack(a)   Medically unqualified; "a quack doctor" Back to top Quack-quack   Child''s word for a duck Quackery   Medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings Quackery   The dishonesty of a charlatan Quackgrass   European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Quack_grass   European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Quad   A rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings Quad   (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words Quad   A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg Quad   One of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy Quadragesima   The first Sunday in Lent Quadrangle   A rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings Quadrangle   A four-sided polygon Quadrangular   Of or relating to or shaped like a quadrangle Quadrangular_prism   A prism whose bases are quadrangles Quadrant   A measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies Quadrant   The area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle Quadrant   Any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes Quadrant   A quarter of the circumference of a circle Quadrant   A quarter of the circumference of a circle Quadrantanopia   Blindness in one fourth of the visual field Back to top Quadraphonic   Of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" Quadraphonic_system   A stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels Quadraphony   A stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels Quadrasonic   Of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" Quadrate   A square-shaped object Quadrate   A cubelike object Quadrate   Having four sides and four angles Quadratic   A polynomial of the second degree Quadratic   An equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square Quadratic   Of or relating to the second power; "quadratic equation" Quadratic   Of or relating to or resembling a square; "quadratic shapes" Quadratics   A branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations Quadratic_equation   An equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square Quadratic_polynomial   A polynomial of the second degree Quadrature   The construction of a square having the same area as some other figure Quadric   A curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree Quadriceps   A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg Quadriceps_femoris   A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg Quadric_surface   A curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree Quadrigesima_Sunday   The first Sunday in Lent Back to top Quadrilateral   A four-sided polygon Quadrilateral   Having four sides Quadrille   A square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples Quadrille   Music for dancing the quadrille Quadrillion   The number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros Quadrillion   The number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros; "in England they call a septillion a quadrillion" Quadrillionth   One part in a quadrillion Quadripara   (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies Quadripartite   Involving four parties Quadriphonic   Of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" Quadriphonic_system   A stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels Quadriplegia   Paralysis of both arms and both legs Quadriplegic   A person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs Quadrisonic   Of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" Quadroon   An offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black Quadrumvirate   A group of four men Quadruped   An animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking Quadruped   Having four feet Quadrupedal   Having four feet Quadruple   A quantity that is four times as great as another Back to top Quadruple   Increase fourfold; "His stock earning quadrupled" Quadruple   Four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage" Quadruple   Having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" Quadruplet   A set of four similar things considered as a unit Quadruplet   One of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy Quadruplet   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Quadruplex   Having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" Quadruple_time   A time signature indicating four beats to the bar Quadruplicate   Any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate" Quadruplicate   Reproduce fourfold; "quadruplicate the bill" Quadruplicate   Having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" Quadrupling   Increase by a factor of four Quaestor   Any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration) Quaff   A hearty draft Quaff   To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" Quaffer   A person who drinks heartily Quag   A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot Quagga   Mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century Quaggy   (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" Quagmire   A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot Back to top Quahaug   An edible American clam Quahaug   Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes Quahog   An edible American clam Quahog   Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes Quail   Small gallinaceous game birds Quail   Flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised Quail   Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Quail_at   Anticipate with dread or anxiety Quail_brush   Spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico Quail_bush   Spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico Quaint   Strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" Quaint   Very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty; "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott; "a quaint sense Quaint   Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" Quaintly   In a quaint old-fashioned manner; "the room was quaintly furnished" Quaintly   In a strange but not unpleasant manner; "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly" Quaintness   Strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness" Quaintness   The quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing" Quai_d'Orsay   The French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris Quai_d'Orsay   The street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries Quake   Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity Back to top Quake   Shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" Quake   Shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" Quaker   A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) Quaker   One who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear Quakerism   The theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry Quakers   A Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers Quaker_gun   A dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood Quaking   Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparklin Quaking_aspen   Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa Qualification   The act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party''s platform" Qualification   An attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" Qualification   A statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" Qualified   Legally qualified; "a competent witness" Qualified   Contingent on something else Qualified   Having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially made less severe; "justice moderated with mercy" Qualified   Restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man'' in `a tall man'') Qualified   Meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job" Qualified   Limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval" Qualified   Holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital" Qualifier   A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb Back to top Qualifier   A contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" Qualify   Add a modifier to a constituent Qualify   Make more specific; "qualify these remarks" Qualify   Make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" Qualify   Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" Qualify   Pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" Qualify   Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" Qualify   Prove capable or fit; meet requirements Qualifying   Success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" Qualifying   The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase Qualifying   Referring to or qualifying another sentence element; "relative pronoun"; "relative clause" Qualifying_adjective   An adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person'' or `a musical speaking voice'') Qualitative   Involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" Qualitative   Relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities Qualitatively   In a qualitative manner; "this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron" Qualitative_analysis   The act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements Quality   An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare Quality   A degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" Quality   (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" Quality   A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" Back to top Quality   High social status; "a man of quality" Quality   Of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family" Quality   Of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" Quality_control   Maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods Quality_of_life   Your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort); "the new art museum is expected to improve the quality of life" Qualm   Uneasiness about the fitness of an action Qualm   A mild state of nausea Quamash   Any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America Quamassia   Genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs Quamoclit_pennata   Tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere Quandang   Red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam Quandang   Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed Quandary   State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options Quandary   A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" Quandong   Red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam Quandong   Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit Quandong   The fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree Quandong   Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed Quandong_nut   Edible nutlike seed of the quandong fruit Quandong_tree   Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit Back to top Quandong_tree   Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed Quango   QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government Quantal   Of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states Quantifiability   The quality of being measurable Quantifiable   Capable of being quantified Quantification   The act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something Quantification   A limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some'' or `all'' or `no'') Quantifier   (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen'' or `many'') Quantifier   (logic) a word (such as `some'' or `all'' or `no'') that binds the variables in a logical proposition Quantify   Express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" Quantify   Use as a quantifier Quantisation   The act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory Quantise   Apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize grav Quantise   Telecommunications: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values Quantitative   Expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" Quantitative   (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables; "in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements" Quantitative   Relating to the measurement of quantity; "quantitative studies" Quantitatively   In a quantitative manner; "this can be expressed quantitatively" Quantitative_analysis   Chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance Quantitative_chemical_analysis   Chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance Back to top Quantitative_relation   A relation between magnitudes Quantity   How much there is of something that you can quantify Quantity   An adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition" Quantity   Something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable Quantity_unit   A measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) Quantization   The act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory Quantize   Apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize grav Quantize   Telecommunications: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values Quantized   Of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states Quantong   Red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam Quantum   (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) Quantum   A discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory Quantum_chromodynamics   A theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together Quantum_electrodynamics   A relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons Quantum_field_theory   The branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states Quantum_jump   A sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer" Quantum_jump   (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum Quantum_leap   A sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer" Quantum_mechanics   The branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle) Quantum_physics   The branch of physics based on quantum theory Back to top Quantum_theory   (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta) Quapaw   The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw people Quapaw   A member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas Quarantine   Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease Quarantine   Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease Quarantine   Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" Quarantined   Under forced isolation especially for health reasons; "a quarantined animal"; "isolated patients" Quark   Fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet Quark   Hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3 Quark_cheese   Fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet Quarrel   An arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges Quarrel   An angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" Quarrel   Have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something" Quarreler   A disputant who quarrels Quarreller   A disputant who quarrels Quarrelsome   Given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking" Quarrelsomeness   A disposition to fight Quarrier   A man who works in a quarry Quarry   Animal hunted or caught for food Quarry   A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry'' is `stone pit''" Back to top Quarry   A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" Quarry   Extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble" Quarrying   The extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry Quarryman   A man who works in a quarry Quart   A United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon Quart   A United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches Quart   A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters Quartan   Occurring every fourth day (especially the fever and weakness of malaria); "quartan malaria" Quarter   Piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp Quarter   The rear part of a ship Quarter   A district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" Quarter   An unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" Quarter   A United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" Quarter   A quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) Quarter   A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) Quarter   One of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" Quarter   One of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" Quarter   A fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" Quarter   One of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" Quarter   A unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it''s a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o''clock" Back to top Quarter   One of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" Quarter   Divide by four; divide into quarters Quarter   Divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" Quarter   Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" Quarter   Provide housing for (military personnel) Quarter-century   25 years Quarter-circle   A quarter of the circumference of a circle Quarter-hour   A quarter of an hour Quarter-tone   Half of a semitone Quarter-vine   Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section Quarterback   The position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" Quarterback   (football) the person who plays quarterback Quarterback   Play the quarterback Quarterdeck   The stern area of a ship''s upper deck Quarterfinal   One of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals Quartering   Dividing into four equal parts Quartering   Living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) Quartering   A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages Quarterlight   Car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car Quarterly   A periodical that is published every quarter Back to top Quarterly   Of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly report" Quarterly   In three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly" Quarterly   In diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two coats of arms borne quarterly" Quartermaster   An army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops Quartermaster_general   A staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army Quartern   One of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" Quarters   Housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" Quarterstaff   A long stout staff used as a weapon Quartervine   Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section Quarter_crack   A crack on the inside of a horse''s forefoot Quarter_day   A Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due Quarter_horse   A small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia Quarter_mile   A unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile Quarter_note   A musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note Quarter_plate   A photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches Quarter_rest   A musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest Quarter_round   A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse Quarter_section   A land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side Quarter_sessions   A local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions Quarter_stock   Stock with a par value of $25/share Back to top Quarter_tone   Half of a semitone Quartet   A musical composition for four performers Quartet   Four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." Quartet   A set of four similar things considered as a unit Quartet   Four performers or singers who perform together Quartet   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Quartette   A musical composition for four performers Quartette   Four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." Quartette   A set of four similar things considered as a unit Quartette   Four performers or singers who perform together Quartic   An algebraic equation of the fourth degree Quartic_polynomial   A polynomial of the fourth degree Quartile   (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores Quarto   The size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves Quartz   A hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities Quartz   Colorless glass made of almost pure silica Quartzite   Hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals Quartzose   Relating to or made of quartz Quartz_battery   A stamp mill for stamping quartz Quartz_crystal   A thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency; used in crystal oscillators Back to top Quartz_glass   Colorless glass made of almost pure silica Quartz_lamp   A mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container Quartz_mill   A stamp mill for stamping quartz Quartz_oscillator   An oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal Quasar   A starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; large red shifts imply enormous recession velocities Quash   Put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" Quash   Declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" Quasi(a)   Having some resemblance; "a quasi success"; "a quasi contract" Quasi-NGO   QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government Quasi-religious   Resembling something that is religious Quasi-royal   Having the power but not the rank or title of a king; "one of the quasi-royal rulers of Africa" Quasi-stellar_radio_source   A starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; large red shifts imply enormous recession velocities Quasiparticle   A quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle Quasi_contract   A contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent Quassia   Handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark Quassia   A bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma Quassia_amara   Handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark Quassia_family   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit Quat   The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" Quatercentenary   The 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Back to top Quatercentennial   The 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Quatern   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Quaternary   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Quaternary   Last 2 million years Quaternary   Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" Quaternary   Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound" Quaternary_ammonium_compound   A compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs Quaternary_period   Last 2 million years Quaternate   Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound" Quaternion   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Quaternity   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Quatrain   A stanza of four lines Quattrocento   The 15th century in Italian art and literature Quaver   A musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note Quaver   A tremulous sound Quaver   Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below Quaver   Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency Quavering   (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady''s quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice" Quaveringly   In an unsteady quavering manner; "the man began quaveringly to question the soldier" Quay   Wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline Back to top Queasily   In a queasy manner; "`Do I have to remove the liver,'' the medical student asked queasily" Queasiness   A mild state of nausea Queasy   Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit Quebec   The largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British Quebec   The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River Quebecois   A native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French) Quebecois   Of or relating to Quebec (especially to the French speaking inhabitants or their culture) Quebec_Bridge   A cantilever bridge in Quebec Quebec_City   The French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River Quechua   The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas Quechua   A member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire Quechuan   The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas Quechuan   Of or relating to the Quechua people or their language Quechuan_language   The language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas Queckenstedt's_test   A test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal Queen   Female cat Queen   The only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs Queen   Especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males Queen   (chess) the most powerful piece Queen   One of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen Back to top Queen   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Queen   A competitor who holds a preeminent position Queen   A female sovereign ruler Queen   The wife or widow of a king Queen   Something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; "Paris is the queen of cities"; "the queen of ocean liners" Queen   Become a queen; "her pawn queened" Queen   Promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess Queen's_Counsel   Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen Queen's_crape_myrtle   Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers Queen's_cup   Plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana Queen-size   (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed" Queen-sized   (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed" Queenfish   Silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters Queenlike   Having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti''s queenly portraits of women" Queenly   Having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti''s queenly portraits of women" Queens   A borough of New York City Queensboro_Bridge   A cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens Queensland   A state in northeastern Australia Queensland_bottletree   Large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia Queensland_grass-cloth_plant   Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth Back to top Queensland_hemp   Herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed Queensland_kauri   Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer Queensland_nut   Bushy tree with pink to purple flowers Queen_Anne's_lace   A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots Queen_bee   Fertile egg-laying female bee Queen_Charlotte_Sound   An inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia Queen_consort   The wife of a reigning king Queen_dowager   The widow of a king Queen_it_over   Act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students" Queen_Maud_Land   A region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway Queen_mother   A queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign Queen_of_England   The sovereign ruler of England Queen_of_the_May   The girl chosen queen of a May Day festival Queen_of_the_night   Tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits Queen_post   Vertical tie post in a roof truss Queen_regent   A queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot Queen_regnant   A female sovereign ruler Queen_triggerfish   Tropical Atlantic fish Queen_Victoria   Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) Queer   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Back to top Queer   Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position Queer   Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Queer   Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "wh Queer   Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires Queer   Not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" Queerly   In a questionably unusual manner; "this money had been queerly come by" Queerly   In a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" Queerness   A strange attitude or habit Queer_bird   Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group Queer_duck   Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group Quell   Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" Quell   Overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" Quelled   Subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" Quelling   Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" Quellung   The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung" Quellung_reaction   The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung" Quench   Cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal" Quench   Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance Quench   Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" Quench   Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" Back to top Quench   Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device Quench   Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" Quenched   Subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" Quenched   Allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue" Quenched_steel   Steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it Quenching   The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" Quenchless   Impossible to quench; "unquenchable thirst" Quentin_Jerome_Tarantino   United States filmmaker (born in 1963) Quentin_Tarantino   United States filmmaker (born in 1963) Quercitron   Medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped Quercitron   A yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree Quercitron_oak   Medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped Quercus   Oaks Quercus_agrifolia   Highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves Quercus_alba   Large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood Quercus_arizonica   Semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups Quercus_bicolor   Large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern United States with leaves having fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil Quercus_borealis   Large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks Quercus_cerris   Large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes Quercus_chrysolepis   Medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves Back to top Quercus_coccinea   Medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply 7-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn Quercus_ellipsoidalis   Small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes Quercus_falcata   Large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward Quercus_garryana   Small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark Quercus_grosseserrata   Oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan Quercus_ilex   Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood Quercus_ilicifolia   Shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets Quercus_imbricaria   Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles Quercus_incana   Small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point Quercus_kelloggii   Large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves Quercus_laevis   Small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey''s toes Quercus_laurifolia   Large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil Quercus_lobata   Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns Quercus_lyrata   Medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year Quercus_macrocarpa   Medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood Quercus_marilandica   A common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets Quercus_michauxii   Medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak Quercus_mongolica   Oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan Quercus_montana   Medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats Quercus_muehlenbergii   Medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood Back to top Quercus_myrtifolia   Small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas Quercus_nigra   Relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil Quercus_nuttalli   Similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin Quercus_palustris   Fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil Quercus_petraea   Deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood Quercus_phellos   Medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood Quercus_prinoides   Deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets Quercus_prinus   Medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats Quercus_robur   Medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood Quercus_rubra   Large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks Quercus_sessiliflora   Deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood Quercus_shumardii   Large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large 7- to 9-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood Quercus_stellata   Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts Quercus_suber   Medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork Quercus_texana   Small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma Quercus_vaccinifolia   A low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry Quercus_variabilis   Medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark Quercus_velutina   Medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped Quercus_virginiana   Medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding Quercus_wislizenii   Medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral Back to top Quercus_wizlizenii   Medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral Querier   Someone who asks a question Quern   A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand Querulous   Habitually complaining; "a whining child" Querulously   In a peevish manner Querulousness   The quality of being given to complaining Query   An instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" Query   Pose a question Query_language   A source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed Quest   The act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" Quest   A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" Quest   Express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" Quest   Seek alms, as for religious purposes Quest   Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs Quest   Search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" Quest   Make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest" Quester   Someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" Question   Uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" Question   The subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" Question   An informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question" Back to top Question   A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" Question   An instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" Question   A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" Question   Pose a question Question   Pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" Question   Conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting Question   Challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" Question   Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" Questionable   Able to be refuted Questionable   Subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" Questionably   In a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired" Questioner   Someone who asks a question Questioning   A request for information Questioning   Showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" Questioning   Perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" Questioning   Marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" Questioningly   In a curious and questioning manner; "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions" Questioningly   In a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzically at the doctor" Questionnaire   A form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information Question_mark   A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question Back to top Question_master   The host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game Question_of_fact   A disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide Question_of_law   A disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide Question_sheet   A written examination Question_time   A period during a parliamentary session when members of Parliament may ask questions of the ministers Quest_after   Go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" Quest_for   Go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" Quetch   Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" Quetzal   Large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage Quetzal   The basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos Quetzalcoatl   An Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent Quetzal_bird   Large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage Queue   A braid of hair at the back of the head Queue   (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted Queue   A line of people or vehicles waiting for something Queue   Form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" Queue_up   Form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" Quezon_City   City on Luzon adjoining Manila Quiaquia   Small fusiform fish of western Atlantic Quibble   An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections Back to top Quibble   Argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies" Quibble   Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections Quibbler   A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections Quibbling   Quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer''s mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics" Quiche   The Mayan language spoken by the Quiche people Quiche   A tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables) Quiche   A member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala Quiche_Lorraine   Quiche made with cheese and bacon Quick   Any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) Quick   Moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" Quick   Easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" Quick   Performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" Quick   Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" Quick   Hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" Quick   Apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" Quick   With little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" Quick-change(a)   Adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist" Quick-eared   Having keen hearing Quick-freeze   Freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" Quick-frozen   Used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" Back to top Quick-sighted   Keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon Quick-sighted   Having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" Quick-tempered   Quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" Quick-witted   Mentally nimble and resourceful; "quick-witted debater"; "saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact" Quick-wittedness   Intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay Quicken   Give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" Quicken   Show signs of life; "the fetus quickened" Quicken   Move faster; "The car accelerated" Quicken   Give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him" Quicken   Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" Quickener   An agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body" Quickening   The act of accelerating; increasing the speed Quickening   The process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain" Quickening   The stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels movements of the fetus Quicker   More quickly Quickest   Most quickly Quickie   Hurried repair Quicklime   A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide Quickly   With rapid movements; "he works quickly" Quickly   With little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" Back to top Quickly   Without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine" Quickness   A rate that is rapid Quickness   Intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay Quickness   Skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" Quicksand   A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down Quicksand   A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy Quickset   Cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard" Quickset(a)   Grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground; "a quickset hawthorn hedge" Quicksilver   A heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures Quicksilver(a)   Liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" Quickstep   A ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps Quickstep   Military march accompanying quick time Quickstep   Perform a quickstep Quicky   Hurried repair Quick_assets   Assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) Quick_bread   Breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking Quick_buck   Quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" Quick_fix   Hurried repair Quick_grass   European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Quick_march   Marching at quick time Back to top Quick_study   Someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge" Quick_temper   A feeling of resentful anger Quick_time   A normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute Quid   A wad of something chewable as tobacco Quid   Something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises Quid   The basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence Quiddity   The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other Quiddity   An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections Quid_pro_quo   Something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises Quiesce   Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Quiescence   Quiet and inactive restfulness Quiescence   A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" Quiescency   Quiet and inactive restfulness Quiescency   A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" Quiescent   Causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor" Quiescent   Being quiet or still or inactive Quiescent   Not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation" Quiescent   Marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town" Quiet   A disposition free from stress or emotion Quiet   The absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" Back to top Quiet   An untroubled state; free from disturbances Quiet   A period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm" Quiet   Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" Quiet   Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Quiet   Of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g. Quiet   Free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruf Quiet   Without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times" Quiet   In a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" Quiet   Not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" Quiet   Free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" Quiet   Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" Quiet   With little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet'' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly''); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" Quieten   Cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" Quieten   Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" Quieten   Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Quietening   Causing to become tranquil Quietism   A form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God Quietist   A religious mystic who follows quietism Quietly   With low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" Quietly   With little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly" Back to top Quietly   With little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet'' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly''); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" Quietly   In a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" Quietness   The property of making no sound Quietness   A state of peace and quiet Quietude   A state of peace and quiet Quietus   Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" Quiet_down   Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Quiff   A prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead) Quill   A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog Quill   The hollow shaft of a feather Quill   Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Quill   Pen made from a bird''s feather Quillwort   Any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia Quillwort_family   Quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes Quill_feather   Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Quill_pen   Pen made from a bird''s feather Quilt   Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together Quilt   Create by stitching together Quilt   Stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt" Quilted   Made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching Back to top Quilted_bedspread   A bedspread constructed like a thin quilt Quilting   A material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric Quilting   Stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design Quilting_bee   A gathering to make quilts Quin   One of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy Quinacrine   A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria Quinacrine_hydrochloride   A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria Quince   Aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves Quince   Small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated Quincentenary   The 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Quincentenary   Of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" Quincentennial   The 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Quincentennial   Of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" Quince_bush   Small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated Quincy   American patriot who presented the colonists'' grievances to the English king (1744-1775) Quine   United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) Quinidex   Cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias Quinidine   Cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias Quinine   A bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy Quinine_water   Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine Back to top Quinnat_salmon   Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning Quinone   Any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes Quinora   Cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias Quinquagesima   The Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) Quinquagesima_Sunday   The Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) Quinquefoliate   Of a leaf shape; having five leaflets Quinquefoliate_leaf   Having five leaflets Quinsy   A painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis Quint   One of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy Quint   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Quintal   A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds Quintal   A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms Quintessence   The most typical example or representative of a type Quintessence   The purest and most concentrated essence of something Quintessence   The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies Quintessential   Representing the perfect example of a class or quality Quintet   A musical composition for five performers Quintet   Five people considered as a unit Quintet   A set of five similar things considered as a unit Quintet   Five performers or singers who perform together Back to top Quintet   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Quintette   A musical composition for five performers Quintette   Five people considered as a unit Quintette   A set of five similar things considered as a unit Quintette   Five performers or singers who perform together Quintillion   The number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros Quintillionth   One part in a quintillion Quintipara   (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies Quintuple   Increase fivefold; "The population of China quintupled" Quintuple   Having five units or components Quintuplet   One of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy Quintuplet   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Quintupling   Increasing by a factor of five Quintus_Septimius_Florens_Tertullianus   Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230) Quip   Witty remark Quip   A witty saying Quip   Make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" Quipu   Calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records Quira   Any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber Quira   Hard heavy red wood of a quira tree Back to top Quire   A quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets Quirk   A narrow groove beside a beading Quirk   A strange attitude or habit Quirk   Twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" Quirkiness   A strange attitude or habit Quirky   Informal terms; strikingly unconventional Quirk_bead   Beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates Quirk_molding   A molding having a small groove in it Quirk_moulding   A molding having a small groove in it Quirt   Whip with a leather thong at the end Quiscalus   Grackles Quiscalus_quiscula   Eastern United States grackle Quisling   Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force Quislingism   Act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country Quit   Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" Quit   Go away or leave Quit   Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" Quit   Give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary fo the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" Quit   Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" Quitclaim   Act of transferring a title or right or claim to another Back to top Quitclaim   Document transferring title or right or claim to another Quitclaim_deed   Document transferring title or right or claim to another Quite   To the greatest extent; completely; "you''re quite right"; "she was quite alone"; "was quite mistaken"; "quite the opposite"; "not quite finished"; "did not quite make it" Quite   To a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" Quite   Of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she''s quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we''ve had quite an afternoon" Quite   Actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden change"; "it''s quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!" Quite_a   Of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she''s quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we''ve had quite an afternoon" Quite_an   Of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she''s quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we''ve had quite an afternoon" Quite_a_little   (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" Quito   The capital of Ecuador Quits   On equal terms by payment or requital; "we''re now quits"; "finally quits with the loan" Quittance   Payment of a debt or obligation Quittance   A document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt Quitter   A person who gives up too easily Quiver   The act of vibrating Quiver   Case for holding arrows Quiver   An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" Quiver   A shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" Quiver   Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" Quiver   Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" Back to top Quiver   Shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" Quivering   The act of vibrating Quivering   A shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" Quivering   Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparklin Quixotic   Not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" Quixotically   In a quixotic manner; "sent to jail for two years, he has quixotically refused to clear himself by betraying his colleagues" Quixotism   Quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior Quiz   An examination consisting of a few short questions Quiz   Examine someone''s knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" Quizmaster   The host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game Quizzer   Someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications Quizzical   Perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" Quizzical   Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell Quizzically   In a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzically at the doctor" Quiz_program   A game show in which contestants answer questions Qui_vive   Condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" Qum   A city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims Quodlibet   An issue that is presented for formal disputation Quoin   (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone Quoin   The keystone of an arch Back to top Quoin   Expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase Quoit   Game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in the game of quoits Quoits   A game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it Quondam(a)   Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" Quonset_hut   A prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section Quoratean   A group of languages of the Hokan family Quorum   A gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business Quota   A limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated" Quota   A proportional share assigned to each participant Quota   A prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month" Quotability   The quality of being worthy of being quoted Quotable   Able or fit to be repeated or quoted; "what he said was not repeatable in polite company"; "he comes up with so many quotable phrases" Quotable   Suitable for or worthy of quotation; "a quotable slogan"; "his remarks are not quotable in mixed company" Quotation   The practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" Quotation   A passage or expression that is quoted or cited Quotation   A statement of the current market price of a security or commodity Quotation   A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student''s essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical Quotation_mark   A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else Quote   A passage or expression that is quoted or cited Quote   A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else Back to top Quote   Put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague" Quote   Repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" Quote   Refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" Quote   Name the price of; "quote prices for cars" Quoter   A communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations Quotidian   Found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there''s nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant Quotient   The number obtained by division Quotient   The ratio of two quantities to be divided Quotient_verdict   An improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict Quo_warranto   A hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty Quran   The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina Qurush   20 qurush equal 1 riyal QWERTY_keyboard   The standard typewriter keyboard; the keys for Q, W, E, R, T, and Y are the first six from the left on the top row of letter keys Q_fever   An acute disease resembling influenza Back to top