5-Letter Nouns Starting With Q
Here's the list of all the 57 5-Letter Nouns Starting With Q in the English Language.
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| quote | 1. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else 2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited More Definitions → |
| quick | 1. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) More Definitions → |
| queen | 1. the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs 2. a female sovereign ruler More Definitions → |
| query | 1. an instance of questioning More Definitions → |
| quiet | 1. a period of calm weather 2. an untroubled state; free from disturbances More Definitions → |
| quest | 1. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria 2. the act of searching for something More Definitions → |
| queue | 1. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something 2. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted More Definitions → |
| quilt | 1. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together More Definitions → |
| quake | 1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity More Definitions → |
| quota | 1. a prescribed number 2. a proportional share assigned to each participant More Definitions → |
| queer | 1. offensive term for a homosexual man More Definitions → |
| quark | 1. (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3 2. fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet More Definitions → |
| quart | 1. a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon 2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters More Definitions → |
| quail | 1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised 2. small gallinaceous game birds More Definitions → |
| quill | 1. pen made from a bird's feather 2. a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog More Definitions → |
| quack | 1. an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice 2. the harsh sound of a duck More Definitions → |
| quirk | 1. a strange attitude or habit 2. a narrow groove beside a beading More Definitions → |
| quint | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 2. one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy More Definitions → |
| quire | 1. a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets More Definitions → |