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q
the 17th letter and 13th consonant of the modern English alphabet
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Q-methodology
a statistical methodology used by psychologists to identify alternative world-views, opinions, interpretations, etc in terms of statistically independent patterns of response recognized by clustering together individuals whose orderings of items, typically attitude statements, are similar
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Q-ship
a merchant ship with concealed guns, used to decoy enemy ships into the range of its weapons
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Q-sort
a psychological test requiring subjects to sort items relative to one another along a dimension such as ``agree''/``disagree'' for analysis by Q-methodological statistics
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q.
quart
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q.e.
quod est
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q.l.
quantum libet
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q.m.
quaque mane
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q.t.
quiet
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qa
Qatar
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qabalah
a variant spelling of kabbalah
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qabalism
A derivative of qabalah
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Qabis
the Arabic name for Gab
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Qaddish
a variant spelling of Kaddish
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qadi
a variant spelling of cadi
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Qairwan
a variant of Kairouan
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QANTAS
the Australian national airline
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Qaraghandy
a variant transliteration of the Kazakh name for Karaganda
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QARANC
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
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qat
a variant spelling of khat
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Qatar
a state in E Arabia, occupying a peninsula in the Persian Gulf: under Persian rule until the 19th century; became a British protectorate in 1916; declared independence in 1971; exports petroleum and natural gas. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: riyal. Capital: Doha. Pop: 619 000 (2004 est). Area: about 11 000 sq km (4250 sq miles)
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Qatari
of or relating to Qatar or its inhabitants
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qawwali
an Islamic religious song, esp in Asia
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QB
Queen's Bench
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QBP
queen's bishop's pawn
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QC
Queen's Counsel
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QCA
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
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QCD
quantum chromodynamics
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QED
quod erat demonstrandum
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QEF
quod erat faciendum
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Qeshm
the largest island in the Persian Gulf: part of Iran. Area: 1336 sq km (516 sq miles)
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QF
quick-firing
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QFD
quantum flavourdynamics
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qi
a variant of chi
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qibla
a variant of kiblah
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qigong
a system of breathing and exercise designed to benefit both physical and mental health
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qindar
an Albanian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a lek
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Qingdao
a port in E China, in E Shandong province on Jiazhou Bay, developed as a naval base and fort in 1891. Shandong university (1926). Pop: 2 431 000 (2005 est)
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Qinghai
a province of NW China: consists largely of mountains and high plateaus. Capital: Xining. Pop: 5 340 000 (2003 est). Area: 721 000 sq km (278 400 sq miles)
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qintar
a variant spelling of qindar
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Qiqihar
a city in NE China, in Heilongjiang province on the Nonni River. Pop: 1 452 000 (2005 est)
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Qishm
a variant of Qeshm
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QKt
queen's knight
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QKtP
queen's knight's pawn
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ql
quintal
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Qld
Queensland
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QM
Quartermaster
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QMC
Quartermaster Corps
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QMG
Quartermaster General
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QMS
Quartermaster Sergeant
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QMV
Qualified Majority Voting
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qn
quaque nocte
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QNP
queen's knight's pawn
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Qom
a city in NW central Iran: a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims. Pop: 1 045 000 (2005 est)
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Qomolangma
a Chinese name for (Mount) Everest
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qoph
a variant of koph
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qorma
a variant spelling of korma
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QP
queen's pawn
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qqv
quae vide (denoting a cross-reference to more than one item)
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QR
Queen's Regulations
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qr.
quarter
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QRP
queen's rook's pawn
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qs
(in prescriptions) quantum sufficit
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QSM
Queen's Service Medal
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QSO
quasi-stellar object
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qt
quart
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qto
quarto
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QTS
Qualified Teacher Status
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qty
quantity
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Qu?b?cois
a native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec, esp a French-speaking one
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qua
in the capacity of; by virtue of being
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quack
(of a duck) to utter a harsh guttural sound
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quackery
the activities or methods of a quack
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quacksalver
an archaic word for quack
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quad
short for quadrangle
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quad.
quadrangle
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quadplay
another name for fourplay
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quadr-
a variant of quadri-
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quadragenarian
a person who is between 40 and 49 years old
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Quadragesima
the first Sunday in Lent
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Quadragesimal
of, relating to, or characteristic of Lent or the season of Lent
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quadrangle
a plane figure consisting of four points connected by four lines. In a complete quadrangle, six lines connect all pairs of points
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quadrant
a quarter of the circumference of a circle
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Quadrantid
any member of a meteor shower occurring annually around Jan 3 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Bo?tes
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quadraphonics
a system of sound recording and reproduction that uses four independent loudspeakers to give directional sources of sound. The speakers are fed by four separate amplified signals
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quadrat
an area of vegetation, often one square metre, marked out for study of the plants in the surrounding area
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quadrate
a cube, square, or a square or cubelike object
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quadratic
an equation containing one or more terms in which the variable is raised to the power of two, but no terms in which it is raised to a higher power
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quadrature
the process of determining a square having an area equal to that of a given figure or surface
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quadrella
four nominated horseraces in which the punter bets on selecting the four winners
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quadrennial
occurring every four years
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quadrennium
a period of four years
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quadri-
four
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quadric
having or characterized by an equation of the second degree, usually in two or three variables
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quadricentennial
a 400th anniversary
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quadriceps
a large four-part muscle of the front of the thigh, which extends the leg
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quadrifid
divided into four lobes or other parts
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quadriga
(in the classical world) a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast
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quadrilateral
having or formed by four sides
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quadrille
a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples
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quadrillion
(in Britain) the number represented as one followed by 24 zeros (1024)
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quadrinomial
an algebraic expression containing four terms
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quadripartite
divided into or composed of four parts
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quadriplegia
paralysis of all four limbs, usually as the result of injury to the spine
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quadriplegic
of, relating to, or afflicted with qudriplegia
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quadripole
an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
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quadrisect
to divide into four parts, esp into four equal parts
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quadrivalence
A derivative of quadrivalent
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quadrivalency
A derivative of quadrivalent
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quadrivalent
another word for tetravalent
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quadrivial
having or consisting of four roads meeting at a point
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quadrivium
(in medieval learning) the higher division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music
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quadroon
the offspring of a Mulatto and a White person; a person who is one-quarter Black
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quadrophonics
a variant spelling of quadraphonics
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quadrumanous
(of monkeys and apes) having all four feet specialized for use as hands
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quadruped
an animal, esp a mammal, that has all four limbs specialized for walking
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quadruple
to multiply by four or increase fourfold
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quadruplet
one of four offspring born at one birth
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quadruplex
consisting of four parts; fourfold
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quadruplicate
fourfold or quadruple
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quadrupole
a set of four associated positive and negative electric charges or two associated magnetic dipoles
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quaere
a query or question
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quaestor
any of several magistrates of ancient Rome, usually a financial administrator
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quaff
to drink heartily or in one draught
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quag
another word for quagmire
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quagga
a recently extinct member of the horse family (Equidae), Equus quagga, of southern Africa: it had a sandy brown colouring with zebra-like stripes on the head and shoulders
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quaggy
resembling a marsh or quagmire; boggy
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quagmire
a soft wet area of land that gives way under the feet; bog
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quahog
an edible clam, Venus (or Mercenaria) mercenaria, native to the Atlantic coast of North America, having a large heavy rounded shell
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quaich
a small shallow drinking cup, usually with two handles
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quail
any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants)
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quaint
attractively unusual, esp in an old-fashioned style
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quair
a book
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quake
to shake or tremble with or as with fear
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Quaker
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by the English religious leader George Fox (1624--91) about 1650, whose central belief is the doctrine of the Inner Light. Quakers reject sacraments, ritual, and formal ministry, hold meetings at which any member may speak, and have promoted many causes for social reform
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quaking
unstable or unsafe to walk on, as a bog or quicksand
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quaky
inclined to quake; shaky; tremulous
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quale
an essential property or quality
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qualification
an ability, quality, or attribute, esp one that fits a person to perform a particular job or task
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qualified
having the abilities, qualities, attributes, etc, necessary to perform a particular job or task
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qualifier
a person or thing that qualifies, esp a contestant in a competition who wins a preliminary heat or contest and so earns the right to take part in the next round
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qualify
to provide or be provided with the abilities or attributes necessary for a task, office, duty, etc
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qualitative
involving or relating to distinctions based on quality or qualities
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quality
a distinguishing characteristic, property, or attribute
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qualm
a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea
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quamash
another name for camass
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quandary
a situation or circumstance that presents problems difficult to solve; predicament; dilemma
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quandong
a small Australian santalaceous tree, Eucarya acuminata (or Fusanus acuminatus)
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quango
a semipublic government-financed administrative body whose members are appointed by the government
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quangocracy
the control or influence ascribed to quangos
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quant
a long pole for propelling a boat, esp a punt, by pushing on the bottom of a river or lake
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quanta
the plural of quantum
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quantal
of or relating to a quantum or an entity that is quantized
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quantifier
a symbol including a variable that indicates the degree of generality of the expression in which that variable occurs, as (x) in (x)Fx, rendered ``something is an F'', (x) in (x)(FxGx), rendered ``all Fs are Gs''
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quantify
to discover or express the quantity of
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quantitative
involving or relating to considerations of amount or size
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quantity
a specified or definite amount, weight, number, etc
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quantize
to restrict (a physical quantity) to one of a set of values characterized by quantum numbers
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quantometer
a spectroscopic instrument for measuring the percentage of different metals present in a sample
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quantum
the smallest quantity of some physical property, such as energy, that a system can possess according to the quantum theory
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quaquaversal
directed outwards in all directions from a common centre
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quarantine
a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease
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quare
remarkable or strange
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quark
any of a set of six hypothetical elementary particles together with their antiparticles thought to be fundamental units of all baryons and mesons but unable to exist in isolation. The magnitude of their charge is either two thirds or one third of that of the electron
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quarrel
an angry disagreement; argument
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quarrelsome
inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent
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quarrian
a cockatiel, Leptolophus hollandicus, of scrub and woodland regions of inland Australia, that feeds on seeds and grasses
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quarrier
another word for quarryman
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quarry
an open surface excavation for the extraction of building stone, slate, marble, etc, by drilling, blasting, or cutting
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quarryman
a man who works in or manages a quarry
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quart
a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 U.K. quart. 1 U.K. quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts
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quartan
(esp of a malarial fever) occurring every third day
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quarter
one of four equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, amount, etc
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quarter-bound
(of a book) having a binding consisting of two types of material, the better type being used on the spine
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quarter-hour
a period of 15 minutes
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quarter-miler
an athlete who specializes in running the quarter mile or the 400 metres
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quarter-phase
another term for two-phase
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quarterage
an allowance or payment made quarterly
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quarterback
a player in American or Canadian football, positioned usually behind the centre, who directs attacking play
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quarterdeck
the after part of the weather deck of a ship, traditionally the deck on a naval vessel for official or ceremonial use
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quartered
(of a shield) divided into four sections, each having contrasting arms or having two sets of arms, each repeated in diagonally opposite corners
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quarterfinal
the round before the semifinal in a competition
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quartering
the allocation of accommodation to service personnel
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quarterlight
a small pivoted window in the door of a car for ventilation
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quarterly
occurring, done, paid, etc, at intervals of three months
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quartermaster
an officer responsible for accommodation, food, and equipment in a military unit
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quartern
a fourth part of certain weights or measures, such as a peck or a pound
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quarters
housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families
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quartersaw
to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other
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quarterstaff
a stout iron-tipped wooden staff about 6ft long, formerly used in England as a weapon
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quartet
a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
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quartic
another word for biquadratic
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quartile
one of three actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into four groups with equal frequencies
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quarto
a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper, usually crown or demy, into four leaves or eight pages, each one quarter the size of the sheet
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quartz
a colourless mineral often tinted by impurities, found in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass, abrasives, and cement, and also as a gemstone; the violet-purple variety is amethyst, the brown variety is cairngorm, the yellow variety is citrine, and the pink variety is rose quartz. Composition: silicon dioxide. Formula: SiO2. Crystal structure: hexagonal
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quartziferous
containing or composed of quartz
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quartzite
a very hard metamorphic rock consisting of a mosaic of intergrown quartz crystals
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quasar
any of a class of extragalactic objects that emit an immense amount of energy in the form of light, infrared radiation, etc, from a compact source. They are extremely distant and their energy generation is thought to involve a supermassive black hole located in the centre of a galaxy
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quaserlistic
amazing/brillant to the point comprehenstion
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quash
to subdue forcefully and completely; put down; suppress
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Quashi
an unsophisticated or gullible male Black peasant
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quasi
as if; as it were
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quasi-
almost but not really; seemingly
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quasi-contract
an implied contract which arises without the express agreement of the parties
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quasi-judicial
denoting or relating to powers and functions similar to those of a judge, such as those exercised by an arbitrator, administrative tribunal, etc
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quasi-quotation
a metalinguistic device for referring to the form of an expression containing variables without referring to the symbols for those variables. Thus while ``not p'' refers to the expression consisting of the word not followed by the letter p, the quasi-quotation not p refers to the form of any expression consisting of the word not followed by any value of the variable p.
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Quasimodo
a character in Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), a grotesque hunch-backed bellringer of the cathedral of Notre Dame
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quass
a variant of kvass
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quassia
any tree of the tropical American simaroubaceous genus Quassia, having bitter bark and wood
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quatercentenary
a 400th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it
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quaternary
consisting of fours or by fours
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quaternion
a generalized complex number consisting of four components, x = x0 + x1i + x2j + x3k, where x, x0x3 are real numbers and i2 = j2 = k2 = --1, ij = --ji = k, etc
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quaternity
a group of four, esp a concept of God as consisting of four persons
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Quathlamba
the Sotho name for the Drakensberg
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quatrain
a stanza or poem of four lines, esp one having alternate rhymes
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quatre
a playing card with four pips
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quatrefoil
a leaf composed of four leaflets
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quattrocento
the 15th century, esp in reference to Renaissance Italian art and literature
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quaver
to say or sing (something) with a trembling voice
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quay
a wharf, typically one built parallel to the shoreline
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quayage
a system of quays
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quayside
the edge of a quay along the water
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quazzy
unwell
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qubit
a quantum bit
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Que.
Quebec
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quean
a boisterous, impudent, or disreputable woman
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queasy
having the feeling that one is about to vomit; nauseous
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Quebec
a province of E Canada: the largest Canadian province; a French colony from 1608 to 1763, when it passed to Britain; lying mostly on the Canadian Shield, it has vast areas of forest and extensive tundra and is populated mostly in the plain around the St Lawrence River. Capital: Quebec. Pop: 7 542 760 (2004 est). Area: 1 540 680 sq km (594 860 sq miles)
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Quebecker
a native or inhabitant of the province of Quebec
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quebracho
either of two anacardiaceous South American trees, Schinopsis lorentzii or S. balansae, having a tannin-rich hard wood used in tanning and dyeing
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Quechua
a member of any of a group of South American Indian peoples of the Andes, including the Incas
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queen
a female sovereign who is the official ruler or head of state
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Queen-Anne
a style of furniture popular in England about 1700--20 and in America about 1720--70, characterized by the use of unencumbered curves, walnut veneer, and the cabriole leg
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queen-size
(of a bed, etc) larger or longer than normal size but smaller or shorter than king-size
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queencake
a small light cake containing currants
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queendom
a territory, state, people, or community ruled over by a queen
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queenly
resembling or appropriate to a queen
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Queens
a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. Pop: 2 225 486 (2003 est)
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Queensland
a state of NE Australia: fringed on the Pacific side by the Great Barrier Reef; the Great Dividing Range lies in the east, separating the coastal lowlands from the dry Great Artesian Basin in the south. Capital: Brisbane. Pop: 3 840 111 (2003 est). Area: 1 727 500 sq km (667 000 sq miles)
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Queenslander
a native or inhabitant of Queensland
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Queenstown
the former name (1849--1922) of C?bh
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Queensware
a type of light white earthenware with a brilliant glaze developed from creamware by Josiah Wedgwood and named in honour of his patroness, Queen Charlotte
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queer
differing from the normal or usual in a way regarded as odd or strange
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queer-bashing
the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
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quell
to suppress or beat down (rebellion, disorder, etc); subdue
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Quelpart
a former name of Cheju
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quelquechose
an insignificant thing; mere trifle
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Quemoy
an island in Formosa Strait, off the SE coast of China: administratively part of Taiwan. Pop (with associated islets): 53 237 (1996 est). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
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quench
to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
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quenelle
a finely sieved mixture of cooked meat or fish, shaped into various forms and cooked in stock or fried as croquettes
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Quer?taro
an inland state of central Mexico: economy based on agriculture and mining. Capital: Quer?taro. Pop: 1 402 010 (2000). Area: 11 769 sq km (4544 sq miles)
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quercetin
a yellow crystalline pigment found naturally in the rind and bark of many plants. It is used in medicine to treat fragile capillaries. Formula: C15H10O7; melting pt: 316--7?C
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querist
a person who makes inquiries or queries; questioner
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quern
a stone hand mill for grinding corn
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quernstone
one of the two small circular stones used in a quern
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querulous
inclined to make whining or peevish complaints
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query
a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection
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quesadilla
a toasted tortilla filled with cheese and sometimes other ingredients
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quest
the act or an instance of looking for or seeking; search
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question
a form of words addressed to a person in order to elicit information or evoke a response; interrogative sentence
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questionable
(esp of a person's morality or honesty) admitting of some doubt; dubious
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questioning
proceeding from or characterized by a feeling of doubt or uncertainty
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questionless
blindly adhering, as to a principle or course of action; unquestioning
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questionnaire
a set of questions on a form, submitted to a number of people in order to collect statistical information
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questor
a variant of quaestor
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questorial
A derivative of questor
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Quetta
a city in W central Pakistan, at an altitude of 1650 m (5500 ft): a summer resort, military station, and trading centre. Pop: 744 000 (2005 est)
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quetzal
a crested bird, Pharomachrus mocinno, of Central and N South America, which has a brilliant green, red, and white plumage and, in the male, long tail feathers: family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes (trogons)
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Quetzalcoatl
a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent
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queue
a line of people, vehicles, etc, waiting for something
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queue-jump
to take a place in a queue ahead of those already queuing; push in
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quibble
to make trivial objections; prevaricate
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Quiberon
a peninsula of NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: a naval battle was fought off its coast in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, in which the British defeated the French
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quiche
an open savoury tart with a rich custard filling to which bacon, onion, cheese, etc, are added
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Quichua
a variant of Quechua
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quick
(of an action, movement, etc) performed or occurring during a comparatively short time
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quick-freeze
to preserve (food) by subjecting it to rapid refrigeration at temperatures of 0?C or lower
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quick-tempered
readily roused to anger; irascible
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quick-witted
having a keenly alert mind, esp as used to avert danger, make effective reply, etc
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quicken
to make or become faster; accelerate
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quickie
a speedily consumed alcoholic drink
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quicklime
another name for calcium oxide
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quicksand
a deep mass of loose wet sand that submerges anything on top of it
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quickset
a plant or cutting, esp of hawthorn, set so as to form a hedge
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quicksilver
rapid or unpredictable in movement or change
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quickstep
a modern ballroom dance in rapid quadruple time
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quickthorn
hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
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quid
a piece of tobacco, suitable for chewing
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quidditch
an imaginary game in which players fly on broomsticks
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quiddity
the essential nature of something
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quidnunc
a person eager to learn news and scandal; gossipmonger
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quiescent
quiet, inactive, or dormant
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quiet
characterized by an absence or near absence of noise
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quieten
to make or become calm, silent, etc; pacify or become peaceful
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quietism
a form of religious mysticism originating in Spain in the late 17th century, requiring withdrawal of the spirit from all human effort and complete passivity to God's will
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quietly
in a quiet manner
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quietude
the state or condition of being quiet, peaceful, calm, or tranquil
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quietus
anything that serves to quash, eliminate, or kill
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quiff
a prominent tuft of hair, esp one brushed up above the forehead
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quill
any of the large stiff feathers of the wing or tail of a bird
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quillai
another name for soapbark
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quillet
a quibble or subtlety
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quilling
decorative craftwork in which a material such as glass, fabric, or paper is formed into small bands or rolls that form the basis of a design
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quillon
either half of the extended crosspiece of a sword or dagger
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quillwort
any aquatic tracheophyte plant of the genus Isoetes, with quill-like leaves at the bases of which are spore-producing structures: family Isoetaceae, phylum Lycopodophyta (club mosses, etc)
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Quilmes
a city in E Argentina: a resort and suburb of Buenos Aires. Pop: 550 069 (1999 est)
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quilt
a thick warm cover for a bed, consisting of a soft filling sewn between two layers of material, usually with crisscross seams
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quilting
material used for making a quilt
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Quimper
a city in NW France: capital of Finist?re department. Pop: 63 238 (1999)
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quin
short for quintuplet
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quinacrine
a nitrogen mustard derived from mepacrine and used as a stain for chromosomes
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quinary
consisting of fives or by fives
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quinate
arranged in or composed of five parts
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quince
a small widely cultivated Asian rosaceous tree, Cydonia oblonga, with pinkish-white flowers and edible pear-shaped fruits
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quincentenary
a 500th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it
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quincuncial
consisting of or having the appearance of a quincunx
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quincunx
a group of five objects arranged in the shape of a rectangle with one at each of the four corners and the fifth in the centre
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quindecagon
a geometric figure having 15 sides and 15 angles
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quindecaplet
a group of 15
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quindecennial
occurring once every 15 years or over a period of 15 years
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quine
a variant of quean
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quinella
a form of betting on a horse race in which the punter bets on selecting the first and second place-winners in any order
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quinidine
a crystalline alkaloid drug that is an optically active diastereoisomer of quinine: used to treat heart arrhythmias. Formula: C20H24N2O2
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quinine
a bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from cinchona bark, the salts of which are used as a tonic, antipyretic, analgesic, etc, and in malaria therapy. Formula: C20H24N2O2
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quino-
indicating cinchona, cinchona bark, or quinic acid
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quinoa
a grain high in nutrients traditionally grown as a staple food high in the Andes
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quinol
another name for hydroquinone
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quinoline
an oily colourless insoluble basic heterocyclic compound synthesized by heating aniline, nitrobenzene, glycerol, and sulphuric acid: used as a food preservative and in the manufacture of dyes and antiseptics. Formula: C9H7N
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quinolone
any of a group of synthetic antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin, that inactivate an enzyme required for the replication of certain microorganisms
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quinone
another name for benzoquinone
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quinonoid
of, resembling, or derived from quinone
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quinquagenarian
a person between 50 and 59 years old
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Quinquagesima
the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
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quinque-
five
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quinquecentenary
another name for quincentenary
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quinquefoliate
(of leaves) having or consisting of five leaflets
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quinquennial
occurring once every five years or over a period of five years
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quinquennium
a period or cycle of five years
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quinquepartite
divided into or composed of five parts
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quinquereme
an ancient Roman galley with five banks of oars on each side
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quinquevalence
A derivative of quinquevalent
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quinquevalency
A derivative of quinquevalent
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quinquevalent
another word for pentavalent
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quinsy
inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses
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quint
an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
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quinta
a Portuguese vineyard where grapes for wine or port are grown
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quintain
a post or target set up for tilting exercises for mounted knights or foot soldiers
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quintal
a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds
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quintan
(of a fever) occurring every fourth day
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quintessence
the most typical representation of a quality, state, etc
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quintessential
most typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect
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quintet
a group of five singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group
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quintic
of or relating to the fifth degree
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quintile
an aspect of 72? between two heavenly bodies
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quintillion
(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (1030)
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quintuple
to multiply by five
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quintuplet
a group or set of five similar things
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quintuplicate
fivefold or quintuple
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quinze
a card game with rules similar to those of vingt-et-un, except that the score aimed at is 15 rather than 21
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quip
a sarcastic or cutting remark; gibe
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quipster
a person inclined to make sarcastic or witty remarks
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quipu
a device of the Incas of Peru used to record information, consisting of an arrangement of variously coloured and knotted cords attached to a base cord
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quire
a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a twentieth of a ream
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Quirinal
one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
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Quirinus
a god of war, who came to be identified with the deified Romulus
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Quirites
the citizens of ancient Rome
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quirk
an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible
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quirt
a whip with a leather thong at one end
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quisling
a traitor who aids an occupying enemy force; collaborator
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quist
a wood pigeon
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quit
to depart from; leave
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quitclaim
a formal renunciation of any claim against a person or of a right to land
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quite
to the greatest extent; completely or absolutely
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Quito
the capital of Ecuador, in the north at an altitude of 2850 m (9350 ft), just south of the equator: the oldest capital in South America, existing many centuries before the Incan conquest in 1487; a cultural centre since the beginning of Spanish rule (1534); two universities. Pop: 1 514 000 (2005 est)
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quitrent
(formerly) a rent payable by a freeholder or copyholder to his lord that released him from liability to perform services
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quits
on an equal footing; even
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quittance
release from debt or other obligation
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quitter
a person who gives up easily; defeatist, deserter, or shirker
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quittor
infection of the cartilages on the side of a horse's foot, characterized by inflammation and the formation of pus
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quiver
to shake with a rapid tremulous movement; tremble
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quiverful
the amount that a quiver can hold
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Quixote
See Don Quixote
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quixotic
preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous approach to life; impractically idealistic
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quiz
an entertainment in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions, esp as a radio or television programme
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quizmaster
a person who puts questions to contestants on a quiz programme
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quizzical
questioning and mocking or supercilious
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Qum
a variant of Qom
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Qumran
See Khirbet Qumran
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Qungur
a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Kongur Shan
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quobbly
when your duvet gets all tangled up and half-falling off the bed in your sleep; "I can't sleep, my quilt's gone all quobbly."
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quod
a slang word for jail
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quodlibet
a light piece of music based on two or more popular tunes
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quoin
an external corner of a wall
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quoit
a ring of iron, plastic, rope, etc, used in the game of quoits
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quoits
a game in which quoits are tossed at a stake in the ground in attempts to encircle it
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quokka
a small wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of Western Australia, occurring mostly on offshore islands
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quoll
another name for native cat
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quondam
of an earlier time; former
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quorate
constituting or having a quorum
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Quorn
a vegetable protein developed from a type of fungus and used in cooking as a meat substitute
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quorum
a minimum number of members in an assembly, society, board of directors, etc, required to be present before any valid business can be transacted
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quot.
quotation
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quota
the proportional share or part of a whole that is due from, due to, or allocated to a person or group
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quota-hopping
(in the EU) the practice of obtaining the right to catch a part of a country's national quota for fish in European waters by buying licences from its fishermen
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quotable
apt or suitable for quotation
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quotation
a phrase or passage from a book, poem, play, etc, remembered and spoken, esp to illustrate succinctly or support a point or an argument
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quote
to recite a quotation (from a book, play, poem, etc), esp as a means of illustrating or supporting a statement
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quote-driven
denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
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quoth
another word for said
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quotha
an expression of mild sarcasm, used in picking up a word or phrase used by someone else
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quotidian
(esp of attacks of malarial fever) recurring daily
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quotient
the result of the division of one number or quantity by another
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Qur'an
a variant of Koran
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qv
quod vide
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Qwaqwa
(formerly) a Bantu homeland in N South Africa; the only Bantu homeland without exclaves: abolished in 1994
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qwerty
the standard English language typewriter keyboard layout with the characters q, w, e, r, t, and y positioned on the top row of alphabetic characters at the left side of the keyboard
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