English words: q to Qipchak

300 English words, part 1 of 13 of the words starting with Q, A to Z. 18 have a page of their own.

English words q to Qipchak

q letter, determiner, noun, number /kjuː/: The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Q & A noun: Alternative spelling of Q and A.
Q.A.C. noun: Alternative form of qac (“quaternary ammonium compound/cation”).
qʷaacwiiʔatḥ noun: ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Qwatswiaht.
q-analog noun: A generalization of a theorem, identity or expression that involves a new parameter q that returns the original theorem, identity or expression in the limit...
q-analogue noun: Alternative form of q-analog.
Q and A adjective, noun: A period of time in which questions are posed to an individual; an interview.
Q angle noun: The angle formed by the patella tendon and the quadriceps muscles.
Q-ball noun: A charged soliton that represents the lowest possible energy state of its components and is therefore stable.
Q-boat noun: Synonym of Q-ship.
Q-car noun: A high-performance car with an unassuming exterior.
Q-carbon noun: An allotrope of carbon that is superhard, ferromagnetic and electroconductive.
Q clearance noun: A security clearance issued by the United States Department of Energy, allowing access to top-secret material.
Q code noun: code used as a shorthand for common messages, consisting of sequences all beginning with Q
Q&D adjective: Abbreviation of quick-and-dirty.
q-derivative noun: Synonym of Jackson derivative.
Q drop noun: A message from Q, the primary source for QAnon followers.
q. e. d. noun, phrase /ˌkjuːiːˈdiː/: Initialism of quod erat demonstrandum (“what was to be proved; what was to be demonstrated”): placed at the end of a mathematical proof to show that the...
Q.E.F. phrase: Alternative form of QEF ("quod erat faciendum").
Q'eqchi' noun /ˌkɛkˈt͡ʃiː/: A Maya people of Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico.
Q factor noun: A measure of the quality of an electric circuit; the ratio of the reactance to the resistance.
Q fever noun: An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii (previously classified as Rickettsia burnetii).
q.g. phrase: Initialism of quod google.
q-gram noun: Synonym of n-gram: a substring of length q.
q.i.d. adverb: Alternative form of QID (“four times a day”).
Q-learning noun: A model-free reinforcement learning algorithm to learn a policy telling an agent what action to take under what circumstances.
Q-line verb: To ban (a server) from a network.
Q-max adjective: Of a freight ship: conforming to the regulations concerning maximum permitted beam, length, and draft allowed to dock at liquefied natural gas terminals at...
Q meter noun: An instrument used to measure the Q factor of an electric circuit at radio frequencies.
Q 'n A noun: Alternative spelling of Q and A.
Q-pop noun: Kazakhstani pop music.
q/q adjective: Initialism of quarter-on-quarter (percentage change from same period one quarter earlier).
Q-Q plot noun: A probability plot, which is a graphical method for comparing two probability distributions by plotting their quantiles against each other.
Q quotient noun: Synonym of Q score.
q***r adjective, adverb, noun, verb: Censored spelling of queer.
Q rating noun: Synonym of Q score.
q'ri noun: Alternative form of kere.
q's adverb, noun: Abbreviation of quantum sufficit.
Q score noun: The attractiveness, and in turn, the marketability, of a celebrity, brand, or product.
Q-shaped adjective: Shaped like the capital letter Q or its mirror image.
Q-ship noun: A merchant ship with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks.
Q-slur noun, verb: The word queer, especially when used disparagingly.
Q spoil verb: Synonym of Q-switch.
Q spoiler noun: Synonym of Q-switch.
Q spoiling noun, verb: Synonym of Q-switching.
Q-switch noun, verb: A device that causes Q-switching.
Q-switching noun, verb: A technique by which a laser can be made to produce a pulsed output beam, with much higher power in each pulse than would be produced when operating as a...
q.t. noun: Alternative form of qt.
q-tip noun, verb: Alternative form of Q-tip.
q-tips noun: Cottontop, a plant of species Micropus californicus
q-tof noun: A quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer.
q'ty noun: Abbreviation of quantity.
q. v. adverb /ˌkjuː ˈviː/: quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).
Q-value noun: A measure of the communicative utility of a human language, computed as the product of the language's centrality and its prevalence.
Q-wave noun: Synonym of Love wave.
q-word noun: Alternative letter-case form of Q-word (“(linguistics) question word”).
Q1 noun: The first quarter of a calendar year (January, February and March).
Q2 noun: The second quarter of a calendar year (April, May and June).
Q3 noun: The third quarter of a calendar year (July, August and September)
Q4 noun: The fourth and final quarter of a calendar year (October, November and December).
QA noun: Initialism of question and answer.
QA/QC noun: Abbreviation of quality assurance/quality control (“various process management procedures employed to preserve and enhance the quality of products or...
qaaf noun: The letter ق in the Arabic script.
qabab noun: Alternative spelling of kebab.
qabalism noun: Alternative form of cabalism.
qabalist noun: Alternative form of cabalist or Alternative form of kabbalist.
qabalistic adjective: Alternative spelling of cabalistic.
qabalistical adjective: Alternative form of cabalistic.
qabalistically adverb: Alternative spelling of cabalistically.
Qabar noun: Alternative form of Kabar.
qac noun: Abbreviation of quaternary ammonium cation.
qachel noun: A small gong or bell used as a liturgical accompaniment in Ethiopian places of worship.
qachwa noun: Alternative form of cachua (“type of dance”).
qadad noun: A waterproof surface of lime plaster treated with slaked lime, oils and fats, used in the ancient Arab world.
qadar noun: Divine intervention in the affairs of humans; fate, predestination.
Qadarite noun: A member of the Qadariyya, an early Islamic movement which held that man was endowed by God with free will.
Qaddafist adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Gaddafist.
qaddish noun: Alternative form of kaddish.
Qadhafist adjective: Alternative spelling of Gaddafist.
qadi noun /ˈkɑːdi/: A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.
Qadir proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
Qadiriyya noun: A member of a particular fundamentalist Sufi order.
Qadjar adjective, noun: Dated spelling of Qajar.
Qadri proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
qāf noun: Alternative spelling of qoph.
qafila noun: Alternative form of cafila.
qafilah noun: Alternative form of cafila.
qafiz noun: A traditional Arab unit of volume, varying over time, place, and substance measured.
qagan noun: Alternative form of khagan.
qaganate noun: Alternative form of khaganate.
qaghan noun: Alternative form of khagan.
qaghanate noun: Alternative form of khaganate.
qahal noun: A theocratic organizational structure in ancient Israelite society; congregation, assembly.
Qahtanite noun: An Arab who originates from the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula, especially from Yemen.
qaid noun: Alternative spelling of caid.
qaimaqam noun: Alternative spelling of kaymakam.
qajaq noun: Alternative form of kayak.
Qajar adjective, noun: A member of the Qajar tribe.
qalam noun: A reed pen used for Islamic calligraphy
qalamdan noun: A Persian box or case for storing a pen.
qalandar noun /ˈkæləndɚ/: A wandering ascetic Sufi dervish.
Qalandia proper noun: A village in Jerusalem Govenorate, West Bank, Palestine.
qaliya noun: Alternative form of kaliya.
qallunaaq adjective, noun /kaˈluːnak/: Alternative form of Qallunaaq.
Qallunaat noun: Europeans, people who are not Inuit, considered as a group.
Qalqilya proper noun: A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
QALY noun /ˈkwɑli/: Acronym of quality-adjusted life year.
Qalyub virus noun: A nairovirus discovered in Egypt, primarily transmitted by the tick Ornithodoros erraticus.
QAM noun /ˌkjuː eɪ ˈɛm/: Initialism of quality assurance management.
qama noun: A Persian shortsword.
qamancha noun: Alternative form of kamancheh.
Qamar proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
qamatz noun: Alternative form of kamatz.
qameez noun: Alternative spelling of kamees.
Qamishli proper noun: A city in al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, on the border with Turkey.
qamutiik noun: Alternative form of komatik.
qamutik noun: An Inuit sled for travelling on snow and ice.
qamutiq noun: Alternative form of komatik.
qanat noun: An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
qandilite noun: An opaque black metallic mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Al)O₄.
qanon noun: Alternative spelling of qanun.
QAnoner noun: A supporter of the QAnon movement; one who believes in the QAnon conspiracy theory.
qanoon noun: Alternative form of qanun.
qantar noun: Alternative spelling of kantar.
Qantas proper noun /ˈkwɒntəs/: The national airline of Australia.
qanun noun: A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or 42 strings and two...
qanunist noun: Someone who plays a qanun.
QAPF diagram noun: A kind of diagram used to classify igneous rocks based on their mineral composition.
qapik noun /kɑˈpik/: A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of an Azerbaijani manat.
Qapla interjection /kɑˈplɑʔ/: A phrase said to wish somebody good fortune, particularly fortune in some form of honourable battle.
QAPP noun: Initialism of quality assurance project plan.
qaqarssukite noun: A barium rare earth fluorocarbonate mineral with ideal formula BaCe(CO₃)₂F
QAR noun: Initialism of quick access recorder
Qara Khitai adjective, noun: A citizen of the empire established by the Khitans in Central Asia between 1124 and 1218.
Qarai noun: A Turkic tribe found in Khorasan, Azerbaijan, Kerman, and Fars.
Qaraite noun: Alternative form of Karaite.
Qaraqalpaq noun: Alternative form of Karakalpak.
qaraqul noun: Alternative spelling of karakul.
qareen noun: A jinn who acts as a person's spiritual double and may influence them to do evil.
qargi noun: A kashim.
qari noun: One who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation.
qarin noun: Alternative form of qareen.
Qarluk noun: Alternative form of Karluk.
Qarluq noun: Alternative form of Karluk.
qarmaq noun: An interseasonal single-room family dwelling among the Inuit people, variously consisting of a hybrid tent and igloo, or tent and sod house.
qarmat noun: Alternative form of qarmaq.
Qarmathian noun: Alternative form of Qarmatian.
Qarmatian noun: A member of a religious group combining elements of the Ismaili Shi'i branch of Islam with Persian mysticism, founded by Hamdan Qarmat and centered in...
QAS noun: Abbreviation of quaternary ammonium salt.
qasab noun: An ancient Arabian measurement of volume representing the amount of water sufficient to irrigate a certain amount of land for a given time period, the exact...
qasbah noun: Alternative spelling of casbah.
Qasem proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
qasgiq noun: A kashim.
Qashgai noun: Alternative form of Qashqai.
Qashqai noun /ˈkæʃkaɪ/: A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.
qashta noun: Alternative form of qishta.
qasida noun /kaˈsiːdə/: An Arabic or Persian elegiac monorhyme poem, usually having a tripartite structure.
Qasim proper noun: Qasim, the eldest son of the prophet Muhammad.
qaspeq noun: Alternative spelling of kuspuk.
qasr noun: A palace or castle in Middle Eastern countries.
qass noun: A preacher or sermonizer (sometimes merely a popular storyteller) in early Islam.
Qassam noun: The Qassam rocket, a type of homemade rocket used by Hamas militants in Gaza.
qat noun: Alternative form of khat, a psychoactive stimulant obtained from the plant Catha edulis.
Qatabanian adjective, noun /ˌkæ.təˈbɑ.ni.ən/: Of or pertaining to the culture of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Qataban.
Qatar proper noun /ˈkɑtɑː/: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.
Qatari adjective, noun /kəˈtɑːɹ.i/: A person from Qatar or of Qatari descent.
Qatariness noun: Quality of being Qatari.
Qatarization noun: The process of rendering someone or something Qatari.
Qatarize verb: To render Qatari.
qatayef noun: Sweet dumplings filled with cream or nuts, traditionally served in Arab communities during Ramadan.
Qatifi adjective, noun: Of or relating to Qatif, Saudi Arabia.
Qatnean adjective, noun: Of or relating to Qatna
QAU noun: Initialism of quality assurance unit.
Qaujimajatuqangit noun: Inuit traditional knowledge
Qaujimanituqangit noun: Inuit traditional knowledge
Qavar noun: Alternative form of Kabar.
qawal noun: Alternative form of qawwal.
qawali noun: Alternative form of qawwali.
qawwal noun: A person who performs qawwali music or song.
qawwali noun /kəˈwɑːli/: A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
qawwali-like adjective: Similar to, or reminiscent of, qawwali music.
qaygiq noun: Synonym of kashim
qaymaqam noun: Alternative spelling of kaymakam.
Qazaq adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Kazakh.
Qazaqstani adjective, noun: Alternative form of Kazakhstani.
qazf noun: False accusation of adultery (zina).
qazi noun: Alternative spelling of qadi.
Qazi-Markouizos syndrome noun: A rare hereditary condition characterized by non-progressive congenital hypotonia, severe intellectual disability, an increased proportion of type 2 muscle...
Qazvin proper noun /kæzˈviːn/: A city in Iran, the seat of Qazvin County's Central District and the capital of Qazvin Province.
QB noun: Abbreviation of quarterback.
Qball noun: Synonym of Qcumber.
QBE noun: Initialism of Query by Example.
Qbert noun: Synonym of Qcumber.
QBIC noun: Acronym of query by image content.
QBism noun /ˈkjuː.bɪz.əm/: Acronym of quantum Bayesianism.
qbit noun: Alternative form of qubit.
QBO noun: Initialism of quasi-biennial oscillation.
QBP noun: Initialism of quality bonus payment.
QBT noun: Initialism of qualified blind trust.
qc noun: Initialism of Queen's Counsel and postnominal.
QCaaS noun: Acronym of quantum computing as a service.
QCCD noun: Initialism of quantum charge-coupled device.
QCD noun: Initialism of Quality, Cost, Delivery.
QCU noun: Initialism of quality control unit.
QD adverb, noun: once per day
QD-OLED noun: Abbreviation of quantum dot organic light-emitting diode.
QDA noun: Initialism of qualitative data analysis.
QDII noun: Initialism of Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor
QDR noun: Initialism of quad data rate.
QDRO noun /ˈkwɑdɹoʊ/: Acronym of qualified domestic relations order.
QE noun: Initialism of quantitative easing.
QE2 proper noun: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
QEC noun: Initialism of quick engine change.
QED noun, phrase /ˌkjuːiːˈdiː/: (Partial) initialism of quantum electrodynamics.
Qedarite noun: A member of a certain ancient Arab tribal confederation.
qedoshim noun: Alternative spelling of kedoshim (“the victims of the Holocaust”).
qeej noun: Synonym of lusheng.
qeema noun: Alternative spelling of keema.
QEF noun, phrase /kwɛf/: “quod erat faciendum”, “what was to have been done” – used to end a mathematical passage other than a proof.
qeleshe noun: A white brimless felt skullcap traditionally worn by Albanians.
qeltite noun: A vitreous, light brown mineral.
Qemant adjective, noun: A small ethnic group in Ethiopia related to the Agaw which historically practices a syncretic blend of Judaism and folk religion and speaks Qimant but has...
Qena proper noun: A city, the capital city of Qena governorate, Egypt
qene noun: An Ethiopian literary genre that employs double entendres.
qenet noun /kɨɲtɨ/: A kind of secular musical scale developed by the Amhara ethnic group of Ethiopia.
Qenite noun: Alternative form of Kenite.
qepik noun: Alternative spelling of qapik.
qere noun: In the liturgical use of the Tanakh, a spoken reading that diverges from the written word (the ketiv); an indication of such a reading.
qere perpetuum noun: In the liturgical use of the Tanakh, a fixed substitution that is always expected when a certain written word is read out, most notably אֲדוֹנָי (ăḏônāy,...
qeri noun: Alternative form of qere.
qero noun: Alternative form of kero (Inca drinking-cup)
Qeshm proper noun /ˈkɛʃəm/: An Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, the largest island in the Persian Gulf.
QET noun: Initialism of quantum energy teleportation.
QEW proper noun: The Queen Elizabeth Way, a heavily-traveled Canadian highway connecting the Peace Bridge at Buffalo, New York to Toronto, Ontario.
qewl noun: A Yazidi hymn.
qewwal noun: A Yazidi reciter of sacred hymns (qewls).
Qezelbash noun: Alternative form of Qizilbash.
QF adjective, noun: Initialism of quarter final.
QFET noun: Acronym of quantum field effect transistor.
QFII noun: Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor
QFS noun: Initialism of quantum financial system.
QFT noun, phrase: Initialism of quantitative feedback theory.
QG noun: Initialism of quantum gravity.
QGP noun: Initialism of quark-gluon plasma.
qh adverb: quaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours"....
Qhara Qhara noun: An indigenous people of Bolivia.
qhaswa noun: Alternative form of cachua (“type of dance”).
qhat noun /kɑːt/: Alternative spelling of khat.
QHD noun: Initialism of quad high definition (“2560×1440 pixels”).
qi noun /t͡ʃiː/: Alternative form of chi.
qiłcmaʔatḥ noun: ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ First Nation spelling of Keltsmaht.
qi gong noun: Alternative spelling of qigong.
Qian proper noun: A surname.
Qiana proper noun /kiˈɑːnə/: A silky material made from nylon fibers.
Qiang noun: An ethnic group in China, living mainly in a mountainous region in the northwestern part of Sichuan on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
Qiangic adjective: Belonging to or pertaining to a group of related Sino-Tibetan languages, spoken in southwestern China and Tibet, which include Ersu and the extinct language...
Qianlong proper noun: the Qianlong Emperor (the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty)
Qiantang proper noun /t͡ʃiˌænˈtæŋ/: A river in China, flowing north and east through Zhejiang into Hangzhou Bay.
Qiao proper noun /tʃɑʊ/: A surname.
qibla noun /ˈkɪblə/: The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
qibla compass noun: A compass used to determine the direction of qibla.
qibla direction noun: Synonym of qibla.
qiblah noun: Alternative spelling of qibla.
qibli adjective, noun: In the direction of qibla.
QIC noun: Initialism of quarter-inch cartridge: a tape storage format having a dual spooled cartridge with a quarter-inch wide tape.
QID adverb, noun: Four times a day.
qiddush noun: Alternative form of kiddush.
qigong noun /tʃiːˈɡɒŋ/: A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation.
qila noun: A fort or fortress.
qilaut noun: A type of frame drum used mostly by the Inuit.
qilianshanite noun: A soft colourless monoclinic mineral with the chemical formula NaHCO₃·H₃BO₃·2H₂O.
qilin noun /ˈtʃiːlɪn/: A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
Qimant adjective: Of or pertaining to Qimant.
qin noun /t͡ʃɪn/: Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.
Qin script noun: Synonym of small seal script.
qin tan noun: Synonym of blue sandalwood.
qinah noun: Alternative form of kinnah.
qindar noun: Alternative spelling of qintar.
qindarkas noun: Synonym of qindarkë.
qindarkë noun: A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Albanian lek
qiné noun /kiːne/: A form of poetry with double meanings, often used in traditional Ethiopian Orthodox Church education.
qing noun /t͡ʃɪŋ/: A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument.
Qingcheng proper noun: A county of Qingyang, Gansu, China.
Qingdao proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈdaʊ/: A major prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in eastern Shandong, in eastern China, on the Yellow Sea.
Qinghai proper noun /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/: A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
qinghaosu noun /ˌt͡ʃɪŋhaʊˈsuː/: The drug artemisinin.
qingheiite noun: A complex yellow or green mineral with vitreous lustre.
Qinglong proper noun: A Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China.
Qingming proper noun: The first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 15th day after the Spring equinox (April 4 or 5).
qingsongite noun /ˈt͡ʃɪŋsɒŋaɪt/: A rare mineral first discovered in Tibet in 2009.
qingtuan noun /tʃɪŋ.twɑn/: A sweet rice-flour ball, usually filled with red bean paste, traditionally consumed on Tomb Sweeping Day in China.
qingyangshengenin noun: A corticosteroid hormone found in Cynanchum auriculatum.
Qingyuan proper noun: A district of Baoding, Hebei, China.
Qinhuangdao proper noun: A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.
qinpu noun /t͡ʃɪnˈpuː/: Tablature score collections for the Chinese musical instrument, the guqin.
qinqin noun: A plucked Chinese lute.
qintar noun: An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.
qintarka noun: Alternative form of qindarka.
qipao noun /ˈt͡ʃiːpaʊ/: A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese women.
Qipchak adjective, noun: Alternative form of Kipchak.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under Q: 3,883 words, in 13 parts.