Q
- qi noun (Mandarin, pinyin: qi; also spelled ch'i or chi)
1) (Mandarin, pinyin) In Chinese thought and traditional medicine, qi is the life energy that is believed to flow through the body and all… - qin noun, a name (Qin; the Qin dynasty) and Mandarin pinyin (qín)
1) (a name) The Qin dynasty was the first family of emperors to join China into one country; its first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, built early… - qing proper noun (Qing — a Chinese dynasty, a name); Mandarin pinyin syllable (qīng, qíng, qǐng, qìng); not an English word
The Qing was the last dynasty of emperors to rule China, founded by the Manchu people; it ended when China became a republic. - quack noun (a quack, quacks); verb (quack, quacks, quacked, quacking); adjective (quack remedy)
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)
1) To quaff is to drink something quickly and deeply, in big gulps. - quagga noun (a quagga, quaggas)
1) 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… - quail noun (quails); verb (quails, quailed, quailing)
1) A quail is a small bird like a partridge, which people hunt for food. 2) To quail is to shrink back in fear, to lose courage. - quaint adjective (quainter, quaintest)
1) Quaint means charmingly old-fashioned or odd in a pleasing way. - quake noun (a quake, quakes); verb (quake, quakes, quaked, quaking)
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 Religious Society of Friends
1) (church) Quakers are members of a Christian group called the Religious Society of Friends, who worship mostly in silence, believe there… - 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 form (qualified — past of qualify)
Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse. - qualify verb (qualify, qualifies, qualified, qualifying)
1) 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… - qualifying verb form (present participle of qualify); adjective (a qualifying round, qualifying exam); noun (qualifying — the stage of a sport)
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); adjective (quality — informal: "quality time", "a quality product")
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)
A quantity is an amount or a number of something: how many or how much. - quarantine noun (quarantine — uncountable; a quarantine, quarantines); verb (quarantine, quarantines, quarantined, quarantining)
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 (quarrel, quarrels, quarrelled/quarreled, quarrelling/quarreling)
A quarrel is an angry argument between people who disagree, often friends or family. - quarrelsome adjective (more quarrelsome, most quarrelsome)
1) Often arguing or ready to start a quarrel; easily angry with others: «a quarrelsome neighbour». - quarry noun (a quarry, quarries); verb (quarry, quarries, quarried, quarrying)
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)
1) 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… - quarter noun (quarter, quarters); verb (quarter, quarters, quartered)
A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. - quarterly adjective; adverb; noun (quarterlies)
1) Quarterly means happening every three months, four times a year. 2) Quarterly is a magazine published four times a year. - quartet noun (quartets)
1) A quartet is a group of four people or things working together, or a piece of music for four players. - 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)
1) 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 (quaver, quavers, quavered, quavering)
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)
1) 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… - queasy adjective (queasy, queasier, queasiest); noun queasiness
1) Queasy means feeling a little sick in your stomach, as if you might vomit. 2) Queasy can mean uneasy or uncomfortable about something. - quechua noun (Quechua — the language and the people); adjective (Quechua)
1) Quechua is a family of languages spoken by millions of Indigenous people in the Andes mountains of South America, mostly in Peru… - queen noun (a queen, queens)
A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family. - queer adjective (queer, queerer, queerest); noun (a queer — offensive); verb (queer — informal)
Strange or odd: «a queer noise», «I feel queer» (unwell). - quell verb (quells, quelled, quelling)
1) To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force. 2) To quell is to calm a strong feeling, such as fear or noise. - quelled verb (past form of quell)
1) Quelled is the past form of quell: put down by force, or calmed. - quench verb (quench, quenches, quenched, quenching)
To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty. - querulous adjective (querulous)
1) Complaining in a whining, annoyed voice. - quest noun (a quest, quests); verb (quest, quests, quested, questing — literary)
A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure». - question noun (question, questions); verb (question, questions, questioned, questioning)
1) A question is a sentence that asks something. You answer a question. 2) A question is a problem on a test or quiz. 3) A question is a… - questioningly adverb (questioningly)
1) In a questioning way, showing that you want to know something or are not sure. - queue noun (queue, queues); verb (queue, queues, queued, queuing/queueing)
A queue is a line of people waiting their turn. - quick adjective (quick, quicker, quickest); adverb (quick — informal, as in «come quick»)
Quick means fast; doing something or happening in a short time. - quicken verb (quicken, quickens, quickened, quickening)
1) To quicken means to become faster or to make something faster. 2) To quicken can mean to become more lively or active. - quicker adjective (quick, quicker, quickest — "quicker" is the comparative); adverb (informal: quicker, instead of "more quickly")
Faster: taking less time or moving at a higher speed than something else. - quickly adverb (quickly, more quickly, most quickly)
1) At a fast speed: "Run quickly!" 2) In a short time, soon: "The ice melted quickly." 3) Without waiting: "He quickly said sorry." - quickness noun (quickness, uncountable)
Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat». - quicksand noun (quicksand, quicksands)
1) 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 quid, quids — a lump of chewing tobacco)
1) (informal, UK, Ireland) A pound in money (£1). 2) (rare) A piece of tobacco chewed in the mouth. 3) (UK informal) «Quids in»: making a… - quiet adjective (quiet, quieter, quietest); noun (quiet — silence); verb (quiet, quiets, quieted — American; quieten — British)
1) Making little or no noise: "a quiet voice". 2) Peaceful, with not much happening: "a quiet street". 3) Not talking much; shy: "a quiet… - quieten verb (quieten, quietens, quietened, quietening; often «quieten down») — UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ
To become quiet or calmer: «The class quietened when the head came in.». - quietly adverb (quietly, more quietly, most quietly)
Making little or no noise: "Close the door quietly.". - quietness noun (quietness — uncountable)
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 (quilt, quilts, quilted, quilting)
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)
1) (history) A set of knotted coloured strings used by the Inca people of South America to record numbers and information, such as how… - 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)
To quit is to stop doing something, especially a habit or activity. - quite adverb
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 (a quiver, quivers)
To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.». - quiz noun (quiz, quizzes); verb (quiz, quizzes, quizzed, quizzing)
1) A quiz is a short test with questions. 2) A quiz is also a game where people or teams answer questions to win points. 3) To quiz… - quizmaster noun (a quizmaster, quizmasters)
1) 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)
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 (a quote, quotes)
To quote is to repeat the exact words someone else said or wrote. - quotient noun (quotient, quotients)
The quotient is the answer you get when you divide one number by another.
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