quay - n. a solid stationary artificial landing-place...

quart - n. 1 a liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon; two ...

queer - adj., n., & v. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character....

quif - orig. unkn.]...

quinine - n. 1 an alkaloid found esp. in cinchona bark. 2 a bitter drug containing this, used...

quagmire - n. 1 a soft boggy or marshy area that gives way underfoot. 2 a hazardous or awkward...

qwell - v.tr. 1 a crush or put down (a rebellion etc.). b reduce (rebels etc.) to submission....

quabble - n. & v. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a...

QC - abbr. Law Queen's Counsel. ...

quite - adv. 1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense....

quinne - n. 1 an alkaloid found esp. in cinchona bark. 2 a bitter drug containing this, used...

quanine - n. 1 an alkaloid found esp. in cinchona bark. 2 a bitter drug containing this, used...

quantitative - adj. 1 a concerned with quantity. b measured or measurable ...

quadrant - n. 1 a quarter of a circle's circumference. 2 a plane figure enclosed by two radii...

quant - perh. f. L contus f. Gk kontos boat-pole]...

qatas - n. the international airline of Australia. [abbr. of Queensland and Northern Territory...

questionnire - n. 1 a formulated series of questions, esp. for statistical study. 2 a document...

quartering - n. 1 (in pl.) the coats of arms marshalled on a shield to denote the alliances of...

questinnaire - n. 1 a formulated series of questions, esp. for statistical study. 2 a document...

questionable - adj. 1 doubtful as regards truth or quality. 2 not clearly in accordance ...

quarto - 4to. quarto paper paper folded in this way and cut...

qwart - n. 1 a liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon; two ...

questionnare - n. 1 a formulated series of questions, esp. for statistical study. 2 a document...

quike - also called dodder-grass. quaky adj. (quakier, quakiest). [OE cwacian]...

quen - n. & v. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler...

qunine - n. 1 an alkaloid found esp. in cinchona bark. 2 a bitter drug containing this, used...

quanity - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the property of things that is measurable. 2 the size or extent...

quarentine - n. & v. 1 isolation imposed on persons or animals that have arrived from

Quechua - n. (also Quichua) a S. American Indian language widely spoken in Peru and neighbouring...

quear - adj., n., & v. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character....

qwake - also called dodder-grass. quaky adj. (quakier, quakiest). [OE cwacian]...

quadruple - adj., n., & v. 1 fourfold. 2 a having four parts. b involving four participants...

quorm - n. the fixed minimum number of members that must be present to make the proceedings...

quahog - n. (US quahaug) any of various edible clams of the Atlantic coast of N. America....

quaf - perh. imit.]...

qagmire - n. 1 a soft boggy or marshy area that gives way underfoot. 2 a hazardous or awkward...

quatum - n. (pl. quanta) 1 Physics a a discrete quantity of energy proportional in

quetionnaire - n. 1 a formulated series of questions, esp. for statistical study. 2 a document...

querm - n. 1 a hand-mill for grinding corn. 2 a small hand-mill for pepper etc. quern-stone...

quible - n. & v. 1 a petty objection; a trivial point of criticism. 2 a play on words; a...

qants - n. the international airline of Australia. [abbr. of Queensland and Northern Territory...

quaternary - adj. & n. 1 having four parts. 2 (Quaternary) Geol. of or relating to the most

query - n. & v. (pl. -ies) 1 a question, esp. expressing doubt or objection. 2 a question...

quadratic - adj. & n. Math. 1 involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity...

quash - v.tr. 1 annul; reject as not valid, esp . by a legal...

qntas - n. the international airline of Australia. [abbr. of Queensland and Northern Territory...

queen - n. & v. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler...

quirt - n. & v. a short-handled riding-whip with a braided leather lash. tr. strike with...

quatitative - adj. 1 a concerned with quantity. b measured or measurable ...

qestionnaire - n. 1 a formulated series of questions, esp. for statistical study. 2 a document...

quatrin - n. a stanza of four lines, usu. with alternate rhymes. [F f. quatre four f. L quattuor]...

quarterly - adj., adv., & n. 1 produced or occurring once every quarter of a year. 2 (of a shield)...

qweanie - n. sl. = QUEEN n. 7. ...

quartzite - n. a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz. ...

quean - cf. QUEEN]...

quice - n. an open flan or tart with a savoury filling. [F]...

queel - adj., n., & v. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character....

qurter - n. & v. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2...

quigmire - n. 1 a soft boggy or marshy area that gives way underfoot. 2 a hazardous or awkward...

quatrain - n. a stanza of four lines, usu. with alternate rhymes. [F f. quatre four f. L quattuor]...

quantitive - adj. = QUANTITATIVE. quantitively adv....

quaga - n. an extinct zebra-like mammal, Equus quagga, formerly native to S. Africa, with...

quanog - n. (pl. -os) a semi-public body with financial support from and senior ...

questionnaire - n. 1 a formulated series of questions, esp. for statistical study. 2 a document...

quest - n. & v. 1 a search or the act of seeking. 2 the thing sought, esp ....

qaurtile - adj. & n. Astrol. relating to the aspect of two celestial bodies 90 apart. 1 a...

quarm - orig. uncert.]...

quarantine - n. & v. 1 isolation imposed on persons or animals that have arrived from

queasy - adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 a (of a person) feeling nausea. b (of a person's stomach) easily...

quane - adj. of or like a horse. [L equinus f. equus horse]...