English words: Q

79 words under Q.

• qi noun (Mandarin, pinyin: qi; also spelled ch'i or chi)
  In Chinese thought and traditional medicine, qi is the life energy that is believed to flow through the body and all living things; it is…
• qin noun, a name (Qin; the Qin dynasty) and Mandarin pinyin…
  The Qin dynasty was the first family of emperors to join China into one country; its first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, built early parts of…
• qing proper noun (Qing — a Chinese dynasty, a name); Mandarin…
  The Qing was the last dynasty of emperors to rule China, founded by the Manchu people; it ended when China became a republic.
• qoph nounJewish tradition
  The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, written ק and sounded like a K made deep in the throat.
• quack noun (a quack, quacks); verb…
  A quack is the loud, harsh sound a duck makes; to quack means to make that sound.
• quadrille noun (a quadrille, quadrilles)
  An old dance for four couples standing in a square, done in several parts, popular in the 1800s.
• quadrillion noun (a quadrillion, quadrillions); number
  A quadrillion is the number 1,000,000,000,000,000: a thousand trillion, a 1 followed by 15 zeros.
• quaff verb (quaffs, quaffed, quaffing) (old use)
  To quaff is to drink something quickly and deeply, in big gulps.
• quagga noun (a quagga, quaggas)
  The quagga was a kind of zebra from South Africa with stripes only on the front half of its body and a plain brown back; it became extinct…
• quail noun (quails); verb (quails, quailed, quailing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A quail is a small bird like a partridge, which people hunt for food.
• quaint adjective (quainter, quaintest)
  Quaint means charmingly old-fashioned or odd in a pleasing way.
• quake noun (a quake, quakes); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A quake is a short word for an earthquake, when the ground suddenly shakes because rocks deep under it move.
• quaker noun (Quaker, Quakers); adjective (Quaker)
  A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that worships in silence and believes in peace and simplicity.
• quakers noun, plural (Quakers; singular a Quaker); also the…
  Quakers are members of a Christian group called the Religious Society of Friends, who worship mostly in silence, believe there is "that of…
• qualification noun (qualification, qualifications)
  A qualification is an exam pass, certificate or degree that shows you have learned something or can do a job.
• qualified adjective (qualified, more qualified, well-qualified); verb…
  Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse.
• qualify verb (qualify, qualifies, qualified, qualifying)
  To qualify for something is to earn a place in it or the right to it, often by meeting the rules or doing well enough: to qualify for the…
• qualifying verb form (present participle of qualify); adjective…
  Qualifying is the -ing form of qualify: trying to earn a place, pass the rules or count as something.
• quality noun (a quality, qualities; quality as uncountable)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Quality is how good or bad something is: "the quality of the paper is poor".
• quantitative adjective (quantitative) — formal
  To do with amounts or numbers, things you can measure or count.
• quantity noun (quantity, quantities)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A quantity is an amount or a number of something: how many or how much.
• quarantine noun (quarantine — uncountable; a quarantine, quarantines)…
  Quarantine is a time when a person or animal who may have a catching disease is kept away from others so the disease does not spread.
• quarrel noun (a quarrel, quarrels); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A quarrel is an angry argument between people who disagree, often friends or family.
• quarrelsome adjective (more quarrelsome, most quarrelsome)
  Often arguing or ready to start a quarrel; easily angry with others: «a quarrelsome neighbour».
• quarry noun (a quarry, quarries); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A quarry is a big open hole in the ground where people dig or cut out stone, sand or rock for building.
• quart noun (a quart, quarts)
  A quart is a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints; it is used mainly in the USA and was used in the UK…
• quarter noun (quarter, quarters); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.
• quarterly adjective; adverb; noun (quarterlies)
  Quarterly means happening every three months, four times a year.
• quartermaster nounJewish tradition
  An officer who looks after supplies, such as food and clothing, for an army.
• quartet noun (quartets)
  A quartet is a group of four people or things working together, or a piece of music for four players.
• quarto nounJewish tradition
  A book size made by folding a printed sheet twice, so that each sheet gives four leaves.
• quartz noun, uncountable (quartz); adjective-like (a quartz watch)
  A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals.
• quatrain noun (a quatrain, quatrains)
  A verse or stanza of a poem with four lines, often with a rhyme pattern like ABAB or AABB.
• quaver noun (a quaver, quavers); verb…
  A note that lasts half a beat in common time — half as long as a crotchet; in the USA it is called an eighth note.
• quay noun (a quay, quays)
  A stone or concrete platform along the edge of water in a harbour, where boats stop to load and unload: «The fishing boats tied up at the…
• queasy adjective (queasy, queasier, queasiest); noun queasiness
  Queasy means feeling a little sick in your stomach, as if you might vomit.
• quechua noun (Quechua — the language and the people); adjective…
  Quechua is a family of languages spoken by millions of Indigenous people in the Andes mountains of South America, mostly in Peru, Bolivia…
• queen noun (a queen, queens)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family.
• queer adjective (queer, queerer, queerest); noun…
  Strange or odd: «a queer noise», «I feel queer» (unwell).
• quell verb (quells, quelled, quelling)
  To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force.
• quelled verb (past form of quell)
  Quelled is the past form of quell: put down by force, or calmed.
• quench verb (quench, quenches, quenched, quenching)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty.
• querulous adjective (querulous)
  Complaining in a whining, annoyed voice.
• query noun (queries); verb (queries, queried, querying)Jewish tradition
  A query is a question asked to get an answer or to check something.
• quest noun (a quest, quests); verb…
  A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure».
• question noun (question, questions); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A question is a sentence that asks something.
• questioningly adverb (questioningly)
  In a questioning way, showing that you want to know something or are not sure.
• queue noun (queue, queues); verb…
  A queue is a line of people waiting their turn.
• quick adjective (quick, quicker, quickest); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Quick means fast; doing something or happening in a short time.
• quicken verb (quicken, quickens, quickened, quickening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To quicken means to become faster or to make something faster.
• quicker adjective…
  Faster: taking less time or moving at a higher speed than something else.
• quickly adverb (quickly, more quickly, most quickly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  At a fast speed: "Run quickly!".
• quickness noun (quickness, uncountable)
  Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat».
• quicksand noun (quicksand, quicksands)
  Quicksand is loose, wet sand that you can sink into when you step on it.
• quickset noun; adjective (quickset hedge)
  A quickset is a young plant, often hawthorn, set in the ground to grow into a hedge.
• quicksilver noun (no plural in use)
  Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls.
• quid noun (a quid, plural quid — informal UK, Ireland); noun…
  A pound in money (£1).
• quiet adjective (quiet, quieter, quietest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Making little or no noise: "a quiet voice".
• quieten verb…
  To become quiet or calmer: «The class quietened when the head came in.».
• quietly adverb (quietly, more quietly, most quietly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Making little or no noise: "Close the door quietly.".
• quietness noun (quietness — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The state of making little or no noise; silence or near silence.
• quill noun (a quill, quills)
  A quill is a pen made from a large bird feather, with the end sharpened and dipped in ink, used for writing long ago.
• quilt noun (a quilt, quilts); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A quilt is a warm bed cover made of two layers of cloth with soft stuffing between them, often stitched in a pattern.
• quince noun (a quince, quinces; quince — the fruit as food)
  A hard, yellow fruit shaped like a big pear, very sour and hard when raw but sweet and pink when cooked; used for jam, jelly and paste.
• quinine noun (quinine, uncountable)
  Quinine is a bitter medicine made from the bark of the cinchona tree from South America, used for a long time to treat malaria.
• quipu noun (a quipu, quipus)
  A set of knotted coloured strings used by the Inca people of South America to record numbers and information, such as how many people…
• quirk noun (a quirk, quirks)
  A strange or unusual habit or way of behaving: «One of her quirks is wearing odd socks.».
• quit verb (quit, quits, quit or quitted, quitting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To quit is to stop doing something, especially a habit or activity.
• quite adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Quite means fairly, more than a little but not very: quite good.
• quitter noun (a quitter, quitters)
  A person who gives up easily instead of trying hard or finishing something.
• quiver verb (quiver, quivers, quivered, quivering); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.».
• quiz noun (quiz, quizzes); verb…
  A quiz is a short test with questions.
• quizmaster noun (a quizmaster, quizmasters)
  A quizmaster is the person who asks the questions in a quiz, keeps the score and says who has won.
• quoit noun (quoits in the plural)
  A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg.
• quota noun (a quota, quotas)
  A fixed amount or number of something that a person, group or country is allowed to have, or must reach.
• quotation noun (a quotation, quotations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Words copied exactly from a book, speech or person, usually shown with quotation marks: "To be or not to be" is a famous quotation.
• quote verb (quote, quotes, quoted, quoting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To quote is to repeat the exact words someone else said or wrote.
• quoth verb
  Said; a form of "say" used in old tales, with the speaker placed after it.
• quotient noun (quotient, quotients)
  The quotient is the answer you get when you divide one number by another.

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