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# English words: Q

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79 words under Q.

- [qi](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qi/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qin/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qing/) — The Qing was the last dynasty of emperors to rule China, founded by the Manchu people; it ended when China became a republic.
- [qoph](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qoph/) — The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, written ק and sounded like a K made deep in the throat. — Jewish tradition
- [quack](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quack/) — A quack is the loud, harsh sound a duck makes; to quack means to make that sound.
- [quadrille](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quadrille/) — An old dance for four couples standing in a square, done in several parts, popular in the 1800s.
- [quadrillion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quadrillion/) — A quadrillion is the number 1,000,000,000,000,000: a thousand trillion, a 1 followed by 15 zeros.
- [quaff](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quaff/) — To quaff is to drink something quickly and deeply, in big gulps.
- [quagga](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quagga/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quail/) — A quail is a small bird like a partridge, which people hunt for food. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quaint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quaint/) — Quaint means charmingly old-fashioned or odd in a pleasing way.
- [quake](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quake/) — A quake is a short word for an earthquake, when the ground suddenly shakes because rocks deep under it move. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quaker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quaker/) — A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that worships in silence and believes in peace and simplicity.
- [quakers](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quakers/) — Quakers are members of a Christian group called the Religious Society of Friends, who worship mostly in silence, believe there is "that of…
- [qualification](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qualification/) — A qualification is an exam pass, certificate or degree that shows you have learned something or can do a job.
- [qualified](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qualified/) — Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse.
- [qualify](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qualify/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/qualifying/) — Qualifying is the -ing form of qualify: trying to earn a place, pass the rules or count as something.
- [quality](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quality/) — Quality is how good or bad something is: "the quality of the paper is poor". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quantitative](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quantitative/) — To do with amounts or numbers, things you can measure or count.
- [quantity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quantity/) — A quantity is an amount or a number of something: how many or how much. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quarantine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quarantine/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quarrel/) — A quarrel is an angry argument between people who disagree, often friends or family. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quarrelsome](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quarrelsome/) — Often arguing or ready to start a quarrel; easily angry with others: «a quarrelsome neighbour».
- [quarry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quarry/) — A quarry is a big open hole in the ground where people dig or cut out stone, sand or rock for building. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quart](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quart/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quarter/) — A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quarterly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quarterly/) — Quarterly means happening every three months, four times a year.
- [quartermaster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quartermaster/) — An officer who looks after supplies, such as food and clothing, for an army. — Jewish tradition
- [quartet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quartet/) — A quartet is a group of four people or things working together, or a piece of music for four players.
- [quarto](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quarto/) — A book size made by folding a printed sheet twice, so that each sheet gives four leaves. — Jewish tradition
- [quartz](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quartz/) — A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals.
- [quatrain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quatrain/) — A verse or stanza of a poem with four lines, often with a rhyme pattern like ABAB or AABB.
- [quaver](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quaver/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quay/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/queasy/) — Queasy means feeling a little sick in your stomach, as if you might vomit.
- [quechua](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quechua/) — Quechua is a family of languages spoken by millions of Indigenous people in the Andes mountains of South America, mostly in Peru, Bolivia…
- [queen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/queen/) — A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [queer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/queer/) — Strange or odd: «a queer noise», «I feel queer» (unwell).
- [quell](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quell/) — To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force.
- [quelled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quelled/) — Quelled is the past form of quell: put down by force, or calmed.
- [quench](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quench/) — To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [querulous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/querulous/) — Complaining in a whining, annoyed voice.
- [query](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/query/) — A query is a question asked to get an answer or to check something. — Jewish tradition
- [quest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quest/) — A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure».
- [question](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/question/) — A question is a sentence that asks something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [questioningly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/questioningly/) — In a questioning way, showing that you want to know something or are not sure.
- [queue](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/queue/) — A queue is a line of people waiting their turn.
- [quick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quick/) — Quick means fast; doing something or happening in a short time. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quicken](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quicken/) — To quicken means to become faster or to make something faster. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quicker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quicker/) — Faster: taking less time or moving at a higher speed than something else.
- [quickly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quickly/) — At a fast speed: "Run quickly!". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quickness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quickness/) — Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat».
- [quicksand](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quicksand/) — Quicksand is loose, wet sand that you can sink into when you step on it.
- [quickset](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quickset/) — A quickset is a young plant, often hawthorn, set in the ground to grow into a hedge.
- [quicksilver](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quicksilver/) — Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls.
- [quid](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quid/) — A pound in money (£1).
- [quiet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quiet/) — Making little or no noise: "a quiet voice". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quieten](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quieten/) — To become quiet or calmer: «The class quietened when the head came in.».
- [quietly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quietly/) — Making little or no noise: "Close the door quietly.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quietness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quietness/) — The state of making little or no noise; silence or near silence. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quill/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quilt/) — A quilt is a warm bed cover made of two layers of cloth with soft stuffing between them, often stitched in a pattern. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quince](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quince/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quinine/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quipu/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quirk/) — A strange or unusual habit or way of behaving: «One of her quirks is wearing odd socks.».
- [quit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quit/) — To quit is to stop doing something, especially a habit or activity. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quite/) — Quite means fairly, more than a little but not very: quite good. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quitter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quitter/) — A person who gives up easily instead of trying hard or finishing something.
- [quiver](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quiver/) — To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quiz](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quiz/) — A quiz is a short test with questions.
- [quizmaster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quizmaster/) — A quizmaster is the person who asks the questions in a quiz, keeps the score and says who has won.
- [quoit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quoit/) — A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg.
- [quota](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quota/) — A fixed amount or number of something that a person, group or country is allowed to have, or must reach.
- [quotation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quotation/) — Words copied exactly from a book, speech or person, usually shown with quotation marks: "To be or not to be" is a famous quotation. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quote](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quote/) — To quote is to repeat the exact words someone else said or wrote. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [quoth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quoth/) — Said; a form of "say" used in old tales, with the speaker placed after it.
- [quotient](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/quotient/) — The quotient is the answer you get when you divide one number by another.