qanat underground tunnel for carrying irrigation water
qasida Arabic or Persian elegiac poem
qat leaves chewed or brewed in tea as a stimulant
qigong system of Chinese meditational exercises
qintar Albanian unit of currency
qiviut wool of the undercoat of a musk-ox
qoph a Hebrew letter
qua in the capacity of
quab to throb; to quiver
quab something unfinished or immature; unfledged bird
quackle to choke; to suffocate
quacksalver one who falsely pretends to knowledge of medicine
quad unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units
quadra square frame; plinth
quadrable capable of being expressed in a finite number of algebraic terms
quadragenarian a person between 40 and 49 years of age
quadragesimal of, like or pertaining to Lent; lasting forty days
quadragesimarian one who observes Lent
quadragintesimal forty-fold; having forty parts
quadral in four parts
quadraphonic produced by a sound system that employs four signal sources
quadrat small square block used as a space in printing
quadrate to make square; to make to agree
quadratrix a curve by which a circle may be squared
quadratura wall or ceiling painted with arches and columns in strong perspective
quadrel square block of brick
quadrennial lasting four years; occurring once every four years
quadrennium period of four years
quadrifid split into four
quadrifoliate having four leaves
quadriga two-wheeled carriage drawn by four horses
quadrigeminal in four similar or equal parts
quadrigenarious comprising four hundred
quadrille square dance for four couples; card game for four people
quadrilocular having four compartments
quadrimium four-year-old wine; best or oldest wine
quadripole device having one pair of output terminals and one pair of input terminals
quadrireme ancient ship with four sets of oars
quadrivial leading in four directions; concerning a four-way junction
quadrivium four branches of mathematics in medieval education
quadrivoltine having four litters in a single year
quadroon old term for a person of one-quarter black ancestry
quadrumanous of the primates other than man
quadrupedation stamping with four feet
quaedam disparaging term for a woman
quaere to introduce a question or issue
quaeritur the question is asked
quaesitum something sought for; the true value
quaestionary religious pardoner
quaestor ancient magistrate; a medieval pardoner
quaestuary money-making; money-seeking; in business only for profit
quagga extinct African wild ass like the zebra
quagma hypothetical matter made up of quarks and gluons
quagswag to shake to and fro
quahog type of edible clam
quain angle; wedge-like corner
quale quality or property of something; abstract virtue or quality
qualificator one who prepares ecclesiastical cases for trial
qualimeter apparatus for measuring penetrating power of X-ray beams
qually of wine, cloudy or turbid
qualtagh first person encountered after leaving home on a special day
quamoclit tropical climbing plant with brilliant flowers
quango a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization
quangocracy rule of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations
quannet flat file used like a plane
quant punting or jumping pole with a flat end
quantile any of a set of equal fractions of a given population
quantimeter apparatus for measuring quantity of X-rays
quantivalence chemical valence; ability of atoms to hold other atoms in combination
quantometer instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic samples
quantophrenia obsessive reliance on statistics and mathematical results
quantulate to calculate the magnitude of
quantulum small quantity
quantuplicity relative magnitude of a quantity
quaquadrate a sixteenth power
quaquaversal facing or bending all ways
quarender dark red apple
quaresimal Lenten; having the meagreness of Lenten meals
quarion candle
quark soft cheese made from skim milk
quarkonium meson formed of a quark and an anti-quark
quarl large curved brick or tile used to support melting pot
quarred soured; clotted
quarrelet small square
quarrenden variety of apple
quarrion Australian parrot like the cockatiel
quartan a fever recurring every third day
quartation mixing one part gold with three parts silver prior to purifying it
quarter unit of weight equal to 28 pounds
quarterdeck part of ship's deck set aside by captain for ceremonial functions
quartering sailing nearly before the wind
quarterland ancient land division on the Isle of Man
quarterlight small triangular ventilation window in a car
quartern one quarter of various measures
quartic a curve or equation of the fourth degree
quartinvariant an invariant of the fourth degree
quartodeciman early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday
quartziferous bearing quartz
quasi as if; seemingly; in a manner
quasquicentennial one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary
quassation act of shaking or being shaken
quassia tropical tree whose bark is used to make a bitter medicinal product
quat a pimple; an insignificant person
quatch a word; a sound
quatenus in the capacity of; in so far as
quatern arranged in fours
quaternion any set of four things; quotient of two vectors expressed quadrinomially
quaternitarian one who believes that God consists of four parts
quaternity fourness; any group of four things
quatint engraving using nitric acid
quatorzain piece of verse having fourteen lines; a sonnet
quatrain stanza of four lines of verse
quatrayle great-great-great grandfather
quatrefoil four-petalled flower; design or ornament with four flowers or leaves
quatridual lasting for four days
quattrocentism style of art of the fifteenth century in Italy
quattrocento the fifteenth century; Italian art and architecture of that period
quatuorvirate a body of four men
quaviver fish otherwise known as the sea-dragon or dragonet
quawk black-crowned night heron
queach a thicket
quean lewd woman; hussy; woman of bad character
queem protected from the wind
queenite a queen's partisan
queenright of a colony of social insects, having a queen
quelch to squelch
quelea an African weaver-bird
quellio a Spanish ruff
quena vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes
quenelle poached meat dumpling
quenouille concerning the training of trees into cone-like shape
quercetum plantation of oak trees
quercine of, like or pertaining to oak trees
quercitron yellowish pigment derived from bark of a variety of oak
querencia part of a bullfighting arena where the bull makes his stand
querent one who asks a question
querical of the nature of queries
querimonious full of complaints
querimony complaint
querist inquirer
querken to stifle; to suffocate
querl to twist; to curl
quern stone mill worked by hand
querquedule pin-tail duck; a teal
quersprung in skiing, a jump-turn at right angles
querulist