Words Starting With QUA
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| quality | 1. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth More Definitions → |
| quantity | 1. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify 2. an adequate or large amount More Definitions → |
| quarter | 1. provide housing for (military personnel) 2. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him More Definitions → |
| qualified | 1. prove capable or fit; meet requirements 2. pronounce fit or able More Definitions → |
| quarterly | 1. of or relating to or consisting of a quarter 2. a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year) More Definitions → |
| quantum | 1. a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory 2. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) More Definitions → |
| qualify | 1. prove capable or fit; meet requirements 2. pronounce fit or able More Definitions → |
| quarters | 1. housing available for people to live in More Definitions → |
| quantitative | 1. expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement 2. relating to the measurement of quantity More Definitions → |
| qualification | 1. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something 2. the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea More Definitions → |
| quad | 1. one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy 2. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg More Definitions → |
| qualifying | 1. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase 2. success in satisfying a test or requirement More Definitions → |
| quartz | 1. colorless glass made of almost pure silica 2. a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities More Definitions → |
| quake | 1. shake with fast, tremulous movements 2. shake with seismic vibrations More Definitions → |
| qualitative | 1. involving distinctions based on qualities 2. relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities More Definitions → |
| quartet | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one 2. four performers or singers who perform together More Definitions → |
| quasi | 1. having some resemblance 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 → |
| quarry | 1. extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry 2. a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence More Definitions → |
| quarterback | 1. (football) the person who plays quarterback 2. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team More Definitions → |
| quay | 1. wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline More Definitions → |
| qualifier | 1. a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition 2. a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb More Definitions → |
| quarantine | 1. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease 2. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease More Definitions → |
| quantify | 1. use as a quantifier 2. express as a number or measure or quantity More Definitions → |
| quadratic | 1. involving the second and no higher power of a quantity or degree 2. an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square More Definitions → |
| quaker | 1. one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear More Definitions → |
| quadrant | 1. a quarter of the circumference of a circle 2. any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes 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 → |
| quaint | 1. strange in an interesting or pleasing way 2. very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance More Definitions → |
| quantification | 1. a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no') 2. the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something More Definitions → |
| quantified | 1. use as a quantifier 2. express as a number or measure or quantity More Definitions → |
| quasar | 1. a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts More Definitions → |
| quadrangle | 1. a four-sided polygon 2. a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings More Definitions → |
| quaternary | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one 2. consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four More Definitions → |
| quantization | 1. the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory More Definitions → |
| quanta | 1. a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory 2. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory) More Definitions → |
| quarrel | 1. an angry dispute 2. an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges More Definitions → |
| qualitatively | 1. in a qualitative manner More Definitions → |
| quadruple | 1. a set of four similar things considered as a unit 2. a quantity that is four times as great as another More Definitions → |
| quantitatively | 1. in a quantitative manner More Definitions → |
| quartile | 1. (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores More Definitions → |
| quack | 1. utter quacking noises 2. act as a medical quack or a charlatan More Definitions → |
| quagmire | 1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot More Definitions → |
| quantifiable | 1. capable of being quantified More Definitions → |
| quarrying | 1. the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry More Definitions → |
| quadrature | 1. the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure More Definitions → |
| quarantined | 1. under forced isolation especially for health reasons More Definitions → |
| quarto | 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves More Definitions → |
| quartermaster | 1. an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops More Definitions → |
| quandary | 1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one 2. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options More Definitions → |
| quagga | 1. mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century More Definitions → |
| quantized | 1. of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states More Definitions → |
| quantifier | 1. (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition 2. (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many') More Definitions → |
| quarterfinal | 1. one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals More Definitions → |
| quash | 1. put down by force or intimidation 2. declare invalid More Definitions → |
| quadriceps | 1. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg More Definitions → |
| quadrilateral | 1. having four sides 2. a four-sided polygon More Definitions → |
| quaternion | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one More Definitions → |
| quartzite | 1. hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals More Definitions → |
| quackery | 1. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings 2. the dishonesty of a charlatan More Definitions → |
| quarterdeck | 1. the stern area of a ship's upper deck More Definitions → |
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