Quercus prinoides
1: deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin oak}, {dwarf oak}]
Quercus prinus
1: medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow oak}, {Quercus montana}]
Quercus robur
1: medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood [syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {pedunculate oak}]
Quercus rubra
1: large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that o...
Quercus sessiliflora
1: deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood [syn: {durmast}, {Quercus petraea}]
Quercus shumardii
1: large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large 7- to 9-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood [syn: {Shumard oak}, {Shumard red oak}]
Quercus stellata
1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts [syn: {post oak}, {box white o...
Quercus suber
1: medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork [syn: {cork oak}]
Quercus texana
1: small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma [syn: {Spanish oak}]
Quercus vaccinifolia
1: a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry [syn: {huckleberry oak}]
Quercus variabilis
1: medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark [syn: {Chinese cork oak}]
Quercus velutina
1: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [sy...
Quercus virginiana
1: medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbu...
Quercus wislizenii
1: medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the cha...
Quercus wizlizenii
1: medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the cha...
querier
1: someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {questioner}, {asker}]
quern
1: a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
querulous
1: habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {whiney}, {whining(a)}, {whiny}]
querulously
1: in a peevish manner [syn: {peevishly}, {fractiously}]
query
1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}] v : ...
query language
1: a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed [syn: {command language}, {search language}]
quest
1: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: {pursuit}, {pursuance}] 2: the act of searchi...
quest after
1: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest for}, {go after}, {pursue}]
quest for
1: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {go after}, {quest after}, {pursue}]
quester
1: someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: {seeker}, {searcher}]
question
1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {query}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}] 2: the ...
question mark
1: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question [syn: {interrogation point}]
question master
1: the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game [syn: {quizmaster}]
question of fact
1: a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide [syn: {matter of fact}]
question of law
1: a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide [syn: {matter of law}]
question sheet
1: a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination paper}, {exam paper}]
question time
1: a period during a parliamentary session when members of Parliament may ask questions of the ministers
questionable
1: subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" [ant: {unquestionable}] 2: able to be refuted [syn: {refutable}, {confutable}, {confutative...
questionably
1: in a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired" [syn: {dubiously}]
questioner
1: someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {querier}, {asker}]
questioning
1: perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" [syn: {quizzical}] 2: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical list...
questioningly
1: in a curious and questioning manner; "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions" [syn: {wonderingly}] 2: in a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzic...
questionnaire
1: a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
quetch
1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {complain}, {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]
quetzal
1: the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos 2: large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage [syn: {quetzal bird}]
quetzal bird
1: large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage [syn: {quetzal}]
Quetzalcoatl
1: an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
queue
1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn: {waiting line}] 2: (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted 3: a braid of hair at the...
queue up
1: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" [syn: {line up}, {queue}]
qui vive
1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn: {alert}]
quiaquia
1: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {round scad}, {cigarfish}, {Decapterus punctatus}]
quibble
1: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quiddity}, {cavil}] v 1: evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections 2: ar...
quibbler
1: a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections [syn: {caviller}, {caviler}, {pettifogger}]
quibbling
1: quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging l...
Quiche
1: a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala 2: a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables) 3: the Mayan lan...
quick
1: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right...
quick assets
1: assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) [syn: {liquid assets}]
quick bread
1: breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
quick buck
1: quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" [syn: {fast buck}]
quick fix
1: hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quickie}, {quicky}]
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quick grass
1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass}, {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron ...
quick study
1: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge" [syn: {sponge}]
quick temper
1: a feeling of resentful anger [syn: {irascibility}, {short temper}, {spleen}]
quick time
1: a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute
quick-change
1: adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist" [syn: {quick-change(a)}]
quick-eared
1: having keen hearing [syn: {sharp-eared}]
quick-freeze
1: freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" [syn: {flash-freeze}] [also: {quick-frozen}, {quick-froze}]
quick-sighted
1: having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: {argus-eyed}, {hawk-eyed}, {keen-sighted}, {lynx-eyed}, {sharp-eyed}, {sharp-sighted}] 2: keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the...
quick-tempered
1: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {choleric}, {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}]
quick-witted
1: mentally nimble and resourceful; "quick-witted debater"; "saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact"
quick-wittedness
1: intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay [syn: {mental quickness}, {quickness}]
quicken
1: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: {accelerate}, {speed up}, {speed}] [ant: {decelerate}] 2: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: {whet}] 3: give life or energy to; "The cold wat...
quickener
1: an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body" [syn: {invigorator}, {enlivener}]
quickening
1: the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain" 2: the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels movements of the fetus 3: the act of acceleratin...
quicker
1: more quickly [syn: {faster}]
quickest
1: most quickly [syn: {fastest}]
quickie
1: hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quick fix}, {quicky}]
quicklime
1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {lime}, {calx}, {calcined lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]
quickly
1: with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: {rapidly}, {speedily}, {chop-chop}, {apace}] [ant: {slowly}] 2: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn...
quickness
1: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: {adeptness}, {adroitness}, {deftness}, {f...
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
quickset
1: grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground; "a quickset hawthorn hedge" [syn: {quickset(a)}] n : cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of...
quicksilver
1: liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next" [...
quickstep
1: military march accompanying quick time 2: a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps v : perform a quickstep [also: {quickstepping}, {quickstepped}]
quicky
1: hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quick fix}, {quickie}]
quid
1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence [syn: {British pound}, {pound}, {pound sterling}] 2: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for...
quid pro quo
1: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises [syn: {quid}]
quiddity
1: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quibble}, {cavil}] 2: the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different ...
quiesce
1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
quiescence
1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" [syn: {dormancy}, {quiescency}] 2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: {quiescency}, {dormancy...
quiescency
1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" [syn: {dormancy}, {quiescence}] 2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: {quiescence}, {dormancy...
quiescent
1: not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation" 2: marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town" 3: being quiet or still or i...
quiet
1: characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" [...
quiet down
1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
quieten
1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: {hush}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {quiet down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}] 2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons o...
quietening
1: causing to become tranquil [syn: {calming}, {lulling}]
quietism
1: a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God
quietist
1: a religious mystic who follows quietism
quietly
1: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" [syn: {softly}] [ant: {loudly}] 2: with little or no sound; "the class was li...
quietness
1: the property of making no sound [syn: {soundlessness}] 2: a state of peace and quiet [syn: {tranquillity}, {tranquility}, {quietude}]
quietude
1: a state of peace and quiet [syn: {tranquillity}, {tranquility}, {quietness}]
quietus
1: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn: {rest}, {eternal rest},...
quiff
1: a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
quill
1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: {quill pen}] 2: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog 3: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight feather}, {pinion}...
quill feather
1: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight feather}, {pinion}, {quill}]
quill pen
1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: {quill}]
quillwort
1: any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia
quillwort family
1: quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes [syn: {Isoetaceae}, {family Isoetaceae}]
quilt
1: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together [syn: {comforter}, {puff}] v 1: stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt" 2: create by stitching together
quilted
1: made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching
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
quin
1: one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quintuplet}, {quint}]
quinacrine
1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: {quinacrine hydrochloride}, {mepacrine}, {Atabrine}]
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