English words: quick to quinalbarbitone

300 English words, part 10 of 13 of the words starting with Q, A to Z. 35 have a page of their own.

English words quick to quinalbarbitone

quick adjective, adverb, noun, verb /kwɪk/: Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
quick access recorder noun: An airborne flight data recorder device specifically designed to facilitate the rapid and convenient retrieval of raw flight data for operational analysis.
quick and dirty adjective, noun: Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.
quick as a flash adjective, adverb: Extremely quick.
quick as a fox adjective: Synonym of quick as a flash.
quick as a wink adverb: In a speedy or fast manner.
quick as lightning adjective, adverb: Extremely quick.
quick as thought adjective, adverb: Very quick.
quick as winking adverb: Synonym of quick as a wink.
quick bankruptcy noun: Synonym of pre-packaged bankruptcy.
quick bread noun: A type of bread which is leavened with agents other than yeast (such as baking soda plus an acid) and thus rises more quickly.
quick brown fox noun: An instance of the phrase “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
quick buck noun /ˌkwɪk ˈbʌk/: A large sum of money earned easily and quickly.
quick-change artist noun: An entertainer whose performances involve rapid changes of costume.
quick consumption noun: Acute tuberculosis.
quick draw noun: A runner: a short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt, nut, Friend, or similar.
quick-drying adjective: Able to dry quickly.
quick-fire adjective: Having one thing coming rapidly after another.
quick-firer noun: A gun able to fire many shots in rapid succession.
quick fix noun: A simple solution; an easy way out.
quick-freeze noun, verb: A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.
quick-froze adjective: Alternative spelling of quick-frozen.
quick-frozen adjective, verb: Whose temperature has been lowered rapidly to below the freezing point.
quick-handed adjective, adverb: Quick and dextrous.
quick-handedness noun: The quality or state of being quick-handed.
quick-hearted adjective: Easily induced to feel emotion.
quick kick noun: Any punt made under conditions where the opposing team would not expect one.
quick light noun: A light exhibiting very rapid regular alternations of light and darkness, normally sixty flashes per minute.
quick-like adverb: Quickly.
quick lime noun: Alternative spelling of quicklime.
quick link noun: A special type of bicycle chain link that allows the chain to be opened and closed quickly.
quick match noun: A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube.
quick mud noun: Alternative form of quickmud.
quick off the mark adjective: fast to act or react
quick on one's feet adjective: sharp-witted.
quick on the draw adjective: Characterized by rapid response, as to a verbal remark or to a new situation; quick to act.
quick on the uptake adjective: Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
quick pitch noun: A pitch thrown without any of the normal setup routine to try and catch a batter off guard.
quick ratio noun: Liquid assets divided by current liabilities; a measure of a company's ability to meet its short-term financial obligations.
quick read noun: A book, periodical, or other printed matter that is enjoyable to read and can be read quickly.
quick release skewer noun: A mechanism for attaching a wheel to a bicycle.
quick response team noun: Synonym of police tactical unit (PTU) / tactical squad / SWAT.
Quick's prothrombin time noun: Synonym of prothrombin time.
quick-setting adjective: That sets (hardens) relatively quickly
quick shifter noun: Alternative form of quickshifter.
quick sighted adjective: Having keen vision.
quick smart adverb: Alternative spelling of quicksmart.
quick study noun: One who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner.
quick-tempered adjective: Easily or quickly angered or frustrated.
quick-thinking adjective: Having the ability to think or react quickly.
quick-thinkingness noun: The quality of being quick-thinking.
quick time noun: A fast marching pace of 120 thirty-inch steps per minute.
quick time event noun: An interactive cut scene-like sequence in a video game where the player has a limited time in which to push a button, or sequence of buttons, displayed on...
quick-tongued adjective: Ready with spoken retorts; sharp-tongued.
quick vinegar noun: Vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous material.
quick water noun: Synonym of quicksilver water.
quick-witted adjective: Alternative spelling of quickwitted.
quick-wittedly adverb: In a quick-witted manner.
quick-wittedness noun: The state of being quick-witted
quick-write noun: A short piece of writing, typically a few sentences long, assigned to students to help them to summarize a concept.
quickbeam noun /ˈkwɪkˌbiːm/: The European rowan tree.
quickborn adjective: born alive; not stillborn
quickbread noun: Alternative form of quick bread.
quickdraw noun: A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
quickdrop verb: To rapidly kill (another player).
quicken noun, verb /ˈkwɪk(ə)n/: To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
quicken up verb: To become or make (something) quicker or briefer.
quickenance noun: quickening
quickener noun /ˈkwɪkənə/: One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
quickening noun, verb: An increase of speed.
quickeningly adverb: So as to quicken or bring to life; animatingly.
quickens noun, verb /ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/: Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper adverb: Alternative form of faster than a minnow can swim a dipper.
quicker than scat adverb: very quickly, in a great hurry.
quickety split adverb: Misconstruction of lickety-split.
quickfire adjective, noun: Alternative form of quick-fire.
quickfrozen adjective: Alternative spelling of quick-frozen.
quickhanded adjective, adverb: Alternative form of quick-handed.
quickhatch noun /ˈkwɪkhatʃ/: The wolverine.
quickie noun /ˈkwɪki/: Something made or done swiftly.
quickish adjective: Somewhat quick.
quickle noun, verb: To pickle (food) rapidly, without the need for long storage.
quicklier adverb: More quickly; with greater rapidity.
quicklike adverb: quickly
quicklime noun, verb /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/: Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
quickload noun, verb /ˈkwɪk.loʊd/: To load a previous save with a rapid keystroke, especially if this can be done while already actively playing.
quickly adverb /ˈkwɪk.li/: Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
Quicklyism noun: A malapropism uttered by Mistress Quickly, a character in several plays by William Shakespeare.
quickmatch noun: Alternative spelling of quick match.
quickmire noun: A quagmire into which things easily sink, like into quicksand.
quickmud noun: Mud or silt that becomes heavily saturated with water, causing it to behave like a liquid; similar to quicksand, it often appears solid when undisturbed but...
quickness noun /ˈkwɪknəs/: rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
quickplay noun: A style of play in which each player has a fixed amount of time available to make all moves.
quicksand noun /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/: Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
quicksandlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of quicksand.
quicksandy adjective: quicksandlike
quicksave noun, verb /ˈkwɪkˌseɪv/: To save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, without needing to, e.g., reach a checkpoint.
quickscope noun, verb /ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/: A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.
quickselect noun: A sorting algorithm related to quicksort, but with limited recursion.
quickset adjective, noun, verb: Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground
quicksetting adjective, noun: Alternative form of quick-setting.
quickshaw noun: A taxi.
quickshifter noun: A device that eliminates the need to use the clutch or throttle when shifting gears on a manual transmission.
quickshot noun: A premature ejaculator.
quicksighted adjective: Alternative spelling of quick-sighted.
quicksilver adjective, noun, verb /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/: The metal mercury.
quicksilver horizon noun: A type of artificial horizon made from mercury.
quicksilver plaster noun: A type of mixture prepared from a chloride of mercury and soap.
quicksilver soap noun: Synonym of quicksilver plaster.
quicksilver water noun: A solution of mercury nitrate used in metal plating and medicine.
quicksilver weed noun: The herbaceous plant Thalictrum dioicum.
quicksilvering noun, verb: An amalgam of mercury and tin formerly applied to the backs of mirrors.
quicksilverish adjective: Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness noun: The quality of being quicksilverish.
quicksilvery adjective: Like quicksilver.
quicksmart adjective, adverb: Quickly.
quicksome adjective, adverb: Marked by quickness; swift; nimble
quicksort noun, verb /ˈkwɪkˌsɔɹt/: A sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items to be sorted into two sets.
quickstart noun: A guide or manual intended to get a user rapidly acquainted with a program or system.
quickstep noun, verb: A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
quickstick noun: A plant of species Gliricidia sepium.
quicksticks adverb: in quick sticks
quickthorn noun: The may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
quickwater noun: Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quickweed noun: The herbaceous plant Galinsoga parviflora.
quickwitted adjective /ˌkwɪkˈwɪt.ɪd/: Mentally keen and alert.
quickwittedly adverb: In a quickwitted way.
quickwittedness noun: The state or condition of being quickwitted.
quickwood noun: Any plant (typically hawthorn) used as hedging
quickwork noun: All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
quicky noun: Alternative spelling of quickie.
quid noun, verb /kwɪd/: The inherent nature of something.
quid pro quo noun /ˌkwɪd.pɹəʊˈkwəʊ/: Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation.
quidam noun: A nobody; a person of no importance.
quiddany noun: A confection of quinces, in consistency between a syrup and marmalade.
quiddative adjective: Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.
quiddatively adverb: In a quiddative sense.
quidder noun: A horse with a dental defect that cannot masticate hay, but rejects it rolled up like a quid of tobacco.
Quiddist noun: Synonym of quid (“member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party”).
quiddit noun: quibble
quidditas noun: quiddity
quidditative adjective: Alternative form of quiddative.
quidditatively adverb: Synonym of quiddatively.
quidditch noun /ˈkwɪdɪt͡ʃ/: A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals.
quidditism noun: A philosophical viewpoint which posits that the laws of nature do not supervene on quiddity.
quidditistic adjective: Relating to quidditism.
quiddity noun /ˈkwɪdɪti/: The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
quiddle verb /ˈkwɪdəl/: To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle
quiddler noun: A waster of time; an idler or dawdler.
quidlet noun: Synonym of quid: one pound sterling.
quidnunc noun /ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk/: A person eager to learn news and scandal.
quidnuncery noun: Behaviour of a quidnunc; irresponsible rumourmongering.
quidnunctious adjective: Of, pertaining to, or being a quidnunc or the abearance of which: gossiping; cumbrously inquisiturient; irresponsibly rumourmongering.
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur proverb: Used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".
quids in adjective: In a position of having gained or saved money through some financial transaction.
quidsworth noun: pounds' worth, in terms of money
Quie syndrome noun: Chronic granulomatous disease
quiesce verb /kwiˈɛs/: To become quiet or quieter.
quiesce time noun: The amount of time required to render a computer system inactive, or the amount of time between periods of inactivity.
quiescence noun /kwiˈɛsəns/: The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
quiescency noun: Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest
quiescent adjective /kwaɪˈɛsənt/: Inactive, quiet, at rest.
quiescently adverb: In a quiescent manner.
quiescin noun: Any of a family of proteins isolated from quiescent lung fibroblasts.
quiet adjective, interjection, noun, verb /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/: With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
quiet as a church mouse adjective: Alternative form of quiet as a mouse.
quiet as a grave adjective: Very quiet
quiet as a mouse adjective: Very quiet, so as to not be heard.
quiet as a snowflake adjective: Synonym of silent.
quiet as the grave adjective: Alternative form of quiet as a grave.
quiet carriage noun: A railway carriage where excessive noise is forbidden.
quiet coach noun: A rail coach on which unnecessary noise is discouraged.
quiet coyote noun, verb: A hand gesture used in classrooms to get students' attention, where a person forms a coyote with their hand by placing their thumb and two middle fingers...
quiet coyote gesture noun: Synonym of quiet coyote.
quiet cracking noun: The decline in an employee's sense of well-being and motivation in a job.
quiet down verb: To become quieter.
quiet firing noun, verb: The active or passive neglect of employees in a way that leads to their resignation.
quiet fox noun: Synonym of silent fox.
quiet fox gesture noun: Synonym of quiet fox.
quiet hands noun: In applied behavioral analysis, the enforced behavior of keeping one's hands still, suppressing stimming.
quiet hiring noun: The practice of upskilling employees, gaining additional expertise without hiring new permanent staff members.
quiet horror noun: A subgenre of horror and psychological horror that doesn't rely on explicit, graphic elements or cheap thrills (e.g. jumpscares, gore, shock tactics etc.);...
quiet luxury noun: A form of inconspicuous or subdued luxury, often by lesser-known brands.
quiet move noun: A move that does not attack or capture an enemy piece.
quiet party noun: Synonym of silent disco.
quiet promotion noun: Synonym of dry promotion.
quiet quit verb: To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required.
quiet quitter noun: A person who quiet quits.
quiet quitting noun, verb: An act or instance of the ceasing of overachieving at one's workplace.
quiet revolution noun: A major social or political change attained without violence or significant upheaval.
quiet room noun: Any room in which soundproofing shields the occupants from loud noises originating outside.
quiet storm noun: A radio format and genre of rhythm and blues that is performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style usually associated with the mid to late 1970s.
quiet zone noun: The blank margin around a barcode, used by the electronic reader to detect where the code starts and ends.
quietage noun: Quietness; stillness, peace.
quietcation noun: A vacation that emphasizes silence and mindfulness.
quieten verb /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/: To make quiet.
quieten down verb: To become quieter.
quietener noun: One who, or that which, quietens.
quietening noun, verb: The act of making something quieter.
quieter adjective, noun /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/: One who quiets.
quietful adjective: Full of quiet.
quieting noun, verb: The act of making something quiet.
quietish adjective: Somewhat quiet
quietism noun: A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
quietist noun /ˈkwʌɪətɪst/: A mystic who follows quietism.
quietistic adjective /kwaɪəˈtɪstɪk/: Of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.
quietive adjective, noun: Tending to quieten or make passive.
quietless adjective: Without quiet; with ceaseless noise.
quietlike adjective, adverb: Indicative or characteristic of quietness or of being quiet.
quietly adverb /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/: Producing little or no noise.
quietness noun: Absence of sound; silence or hush.
quietsome adjective: Characterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil
quietude noun /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.t(j)uːd/: Synonym of quietness (“absence of sound”)
quietus noun /kwaɪˈiːtəs/: A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
quietway noun /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.weɪ/: A low-traffic cycle route aimed at less confident cyclists or those who want to travel at a more gentle pace.
quifenadine noun: An antiarrhythmic drug.
quiff noun, verb /kwɪf/: A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
quiffed adjective, verb: Arranged in a quiff
quiflapon noun: A lipooxygenase inhibitor.
Quigg proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Quiggin proper noun /ˈkwɪɡɪn/: A surname from Irish.
quiggly noun: Synonym of quiggly hole.
quiggly hole noun: The remains of a pithouse or earth lodge made by First Nations people in the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest.
Quigley proper noun: A surname from Irish.
quignogs noun: Ridiculous notions or conceits.
quijada noun: jawbone (percussion instrument)
Quijano proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
quilate noun: Synonym of carat in historical Iberian contexts.
quile noun, verb /ˈkwaɪl/: Pronunciation spelling of coil.
Quileute noun: A Native American people in western Washington state.
quilisma noun: A neume of uncertain meaning, consisting of several jagged lines.
quilkin noun: A frog or toad.
quill noun, verb /kwɪl/: The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
quill bit noun: A bit for boring, resembling half of a reed split lengthways and having its end sharpened like a gouge.
quill-driver noun: A clerk or hack writer; a pen-pusher.
quill feather noun: Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird; sometimes termed a flight feather.
quill mite noun: A syringophilid.
quill pen noun: A pen made from a quill.
quill pig noun: porcupine
quillai noun: Quillaja saponaria, the soapbark tree.
quillaia noun /kwəˈleɪə/: An extract from the bark of the soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria, used as a food additive.
quillaja noun: Alternative form of quillaia.
quillay noun: The soapbark tree, Quillaja saponaria; the bark of this tree used as a source of saponin
Quillayute noun: Alternative form of Quileute.
quillback noun: Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central...
quilled adjective, verb: Having quills or similar structures.
Quillen proper noun: A surname.
quiller noun: One who works with a quill.
quillet noun /ˈkwɪlɪt/: A quibble, an evasive distinction.
quilleted adjective: Divided into quillets (small plots of land).
quillfish noun: Ptilichthys goodei, a long, eel-like perciform fish native to the north Pacific Ocean.
Quilliam proper noun: A surname from Manx.
Quillian proper noun: A surname.
quillifoline noun: An analgesic drug.
Quillin proper noun: A surname.
quilling noun, verb: A band of fluted muslin resembling a row of quills.
quillion noun /ˈkwɪ.lɪ.ən/: Alternative form of quillon.
quillless adjective: Without or lacking a quill.
quilllike adjective: Rolled or curved into a narrow, tubelike shape.
quillman noun: One who writes with a quill.
quillon noun /ˈkwɪlən/: Synonym of crossguard (“a metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an...
quillow noun: A quilt with an attached pocket into which the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow.
quilltail noun: The ruddy duck.
quillwork noun: Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
quillwort noun: Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Isoetaceae, that resemble rushes and produce spores.
quilly adjective /ˈkwɪli/: Pertaining to or resembling a quill.
Quilmes proper noun: A city on the Río de la Plata in Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
quilombo noun: A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.
quilostigmine noun: A cholinesterase inhibitor.
quilt noun, verb /ˈkwɪlt/: A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
quilt show noun: An informal competition for which people make quilts and are judged on their quality.
quiltbag adjective: Acronym of Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Trans (Transgender/Transsexual), Bisexual, Asexual, and/or Gay/Genderqueer.
quilted adjective, verb: Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them.
quilter noun /ˈkwɪtlɚ/: A person whose hobby or profession is making quilts.
quilting noun, verb: A layer or layers of quilted padding.
quilting bee noun: A social event in which people get together to make a quilt.
quilting needle noun: A specialized sewing needle designed for quilting, consisting of a short length, fine diameter, a sharp or slightly rounded tapered point, and a small round...
quiltlike adjective: Resembling a quilt.
quiltmaker noun: A maker of quilts.
quiltmaking adjective, noun: Involved in the production of quilts.
quilty adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a quilt.
Quimbaya noun: A pre-Columbian culture of Colombia, noted for their detailed work in gold and tumbaga.
Quimby proper noun: A surname.
quimp noun /kwɪmp/: A graphic element, used within maledicta balloons in comics to represent obscenities, curses and swearing, resembling the planet Saturn.
Quimper proper noun: A city, the prefecture of Finistère department, Brittany, France.
Quimper ware noun: Alternative form of Quimperware.
Quimperware noun: A form of traditional brightly-colored hand-painted pottery from Quimper in France.
quin noun, prefix /kwɪn/: five
quin-zhee noun: Alternative spelling of quinzhee.
quina noun: quinine
quinabactin noun: A synthetic sulfonamide that improves drought tolerance in plants.
quinacainol noun: An antiarrhythmic drug.
quinacetol noun: A particular fungicide.
quinacid noun: quinolinic acid
quinacillin noun: A penicillin drug.
quinacridone noun: An organic compound, a red powder with the molecular formula C₂₀H₁₂N₂O₂, used as a pigment.
quinacrine noun: A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O.
quinagolide noun: A dopamine agonist used to treat elevated levels of prolactin.
Quinaielt noun: Alternative form of Quinault.
quinalbarbitone noun /kwɪnəlˈbɑːbɪtəʊn/: A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.

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.