1: the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

1: an acute disease resembling influenza

1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabalah}]

1: an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret [syn: {cabala}, {cabbala}, {cabbalah}, {kabala}, {kabbala}, {kabbalah}, {qabala}]

1: having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther [syn: {cabalistic}, {kabbalistic}, ...

1: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Q...

1: an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries [syn: {Kabbalah}, {Kabbala}, {Kabala}, {Cabbalah}, {Cabbala}, {Cabala}, {Q...

1: Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qadhafi}, {Khadafy}, {...

{qaddish}

1: Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) [syn: {Qaddafi}, {Khadafy}, {...

1: an Islamic judge

1: an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries [syn: ...

1: a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center [syn: {Kandahar}]

1: the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel [syn: {Salah al-Din Battalions}, {Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions}]

1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {q...

1: an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {State of Qatar}, {Katar}, {State of Katar}] 2: a peninsula e...

1: a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf [syn: {Qatar}, {Katar}, {Katar Peninsula}]

1: of or concerning Qatar; "the Qatari rulng family"; "Qatari oil wells" [syn: {Katari}] n : a native or inhabitant of Qatar [syn: {Katari}]

1: 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal [syn: {dirham}]

1: monetary unit in Qatar

1: the basic unit of money in Qatar [syn: {riyal}]

1: a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are...

1: a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons [syn: {quantum electrodynamics}]

1: 100 qepiq equal 1 manat

1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to...

1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan [syn: {Qiangic}]

1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan [syn: {Qiang}]

1: the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers 2: a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create ...

1: 100 qindarka equal 1 lek [syn: {qintar}]

1: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing dynasty}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty...

1: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: {Qing}, {Ch'ing}, {Ch'ing dynasty}, {Manc...

1: 100 qindarka equal 1 lek [syn: {qindarka}]

1: the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

1: sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse [syn: {methaqualone}]

1: medically unqualified; "a quack doctor" [syn: {quack(a)}] n 1: an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice 2: the harsh sound of a duck v 1: utter quacking n...

1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron ...

1: child's word for a duck

1: medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: {empiricism}] 2: the dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: {charlatanism}]

1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron...

1: one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quadruplet}] 2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps}, {quadriceps femoris}, {musculus quadriceps f...

1: the first Sunday in Lent [syn: {Quadrigesima Sunday}]

1: a four-sided polygon [syn: {quadrilateral}, {tetragon}] 2: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn: {quad}]

1: of or relating to or shaped like a quadrangle

1: a prism whose bases are quadrangles

1: a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn: {right angle}] 2: a quarter of the circumference of a circle [syn: {quarter-circle}] 3: any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two o...

1: blindness in one fourth of the visual field

1: of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadriphonic}, {quadrasonic}, {quadrisonic}]

1: a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels [syn: {quadraphony}, {quadriphonic system}]

1: a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels [syn: {quadraphonic system}, {quadriphonic system}]

1: of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadriphonic}, {quadrisonic}]

1: having four sides and four angles n 1: a cubelike object 2: a square-shaped object

1: of or relating to or resembling a square; "quadratic shapes" 2: of or relating to the second power; "quadratic equation" n 1: an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a squa...

1: an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square [syn: {quadratic}]

1: a polynomial of the second degree [syn: {quadratic}]

1: a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations

1: the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure

{quadrennium}

1: a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree [syn: {quadric surface}]

1: a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree [syn: {quadric}]

1: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps femoris}, {musculus quadriceps femoris}, {quad}]

1: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps}, {musculus quadriceps femoris}, {quad}]

{quadriga}

1: the first Sunday in Lent [syn: {Quadragesima}]

1: having four sides [syn: {four-sided}] n : a four-sided polygon [syn: {quadrangle}, {tetragon}]

1: music for dancing the quadrille 2: a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples

1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros; "in England they call a septillion a quadrillion" 2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros

1: one part in a quadrillion [syn: {one-quadrillionth}]

1: (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies

1: involving four parties [syn: {four-party}]

1: of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadrasonic}, {quadrisonic}]

1: a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels [syn: {quadraphony}, {quadraphonic system}]

1: paralysis of both arms and both legs

1: a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs

1: of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadriphonic}, {quadrasonic}]

1: an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black

1: a group of four men

1: having four feet [syn: {quadrupedal}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}] n : an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking

1: having four feet [syn: {quadruped}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}]

1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruplicate}, {quadruplex}, {fourfold}] 2: four times as great or many; "a fourfold increa...

1: a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: {common time}, {four-four time}, {common measure}]

1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}] 2: one of four chil...

1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruple}, {quadruplicate}, {fourfold}]

1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruple}, {quadruplex}, {fourfold}] n : any four copies; any of four things that correspon...

1: increase by a factor of four

1: any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)

1: a hearty draft v : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: {gulp}, {swig}]

1: a person who drinks heartily

1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quagmire}, {morass}]

1: mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century [syn: {Equus quagga}]

{quaggy}

{quaggy}

1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy ba...

1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quag}, {morass}]

1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahog}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}] 2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {...

1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}] 2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahaug},...

1: the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries 2: the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris [sy...

1: flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised 2: small gallinaceous game birds v : draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaugh...

1: anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: {apprehend}]

1: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail bush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]

1: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail brush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]

1: strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" 2: very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in chara...

1: in a strange but not unpleasant manner; "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly" 2: in a quaint old-fashioned manner; "the room was quaintly furnished"

1: the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing" 2: strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a cha...

1: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {temblor}, {seism}] v 1: shake with fast, tre...

1: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: {Friend}] 2: one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear [syn: {tr...

1: a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood

1: the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry

1: a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers [syn: {Religious Society of Friends}, {Society of Friends}]

{quaky}

{quaky}

1: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "...

1: Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn: {European quaking aspen}, {Populus tremula}]

{quale}

1: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree";...

{qualify}

1: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" 2: a content word that qualifies the meaning...

1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {measure up}] 2: pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" [ant: {disqu...

1: referring to or qualifying another sentence element; "relative pronoun"; "relative clause" n 1: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: {modificat...

1: an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') [syn: {descriptive adjective}]

1: involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" [ant: {quantitative}] 2: r...