Words Starting With QUI

Here's the list of all the 423 Words Starting With QUI in the English Language.

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quick
1. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
2. accomplished rapidly and without delay
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quite
1. to a degree (not used with a negative)
2. to the greatest extent; completely
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quickly
1. with speed
2. with little or no delay
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quiet
1. a period of calm weather
2. an untroubled state; free from disturbances
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quiz
1. an examination consisting of a few short questions
2. examine someone's knowledge of something
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quit
1. put an end to a state or an activity
2. give up or retire from a position
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quizzes
1. an examination consisting of a few short questions
2. examine someone's knowledge of something
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quilt
1. stitch or sew together
2. create by stitching together
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quietly
1. with low volume
2. with little or no sound
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quicker
1. more quickly
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quilting
1. stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
2. a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
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quicken
1. move faster
2. make keen or more acute
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quirky
1. (informal) strikingly unconventional
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quitting
1. put an end to a state or an activity
2. give up or retire from a position
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quintet
1. a musical composition for five performers
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
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quilted
1. made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching
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quickest
1. most quickly
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quits
1. on equal terms by payment or requital
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quicksilver
1. liable to sudden unpredictable change
2. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
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quill
1. pen made from a bird's feather
2. a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
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quid
1. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
2. something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
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quickie
1. hurried repair
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quintessential
1. representing the perfect example of a class or quality
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quirk
1. twist or curve abruptly
2. a strange attitude or habit
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quiver
1. shake with fast, tremulous movements
2. move back and forth very rapidly
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quibble
1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
2. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
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quiche
1. a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
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quin
1. one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
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quiescent
1. not active or activated
2. marked by a state of tranquil repose
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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
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quivering
1. a shaky motion
2. the act of vibrating
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quince
1. small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
2. aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
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quickness
1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty
2. intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
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quintessence
1. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
2. the purest and most concentrated essence of something
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quicksand
1. a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
2. a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
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quinine
1. a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
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quip
1. a witty saying
2. witty remark
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quietness
1. the property of making no sound
2. a state of peace and quiet
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quickening
1. the process of showing signs of life
2. the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
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quipped
1. make jokes or quips
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quixotic
1. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
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quire
1. a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
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quizzed
1. examine someone's knowledge of something
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quickstep
1. perform a quickstep
2. military march accompanying quick time
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quinidine
1. cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias
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quitter
1. a person who gives up too easily
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quietude
1. a state of peace and quiet
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quinone
1. any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes
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quizzing
1. examine someone's knowledge of something
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