English words: quinqueliteral to quittal

300 English words, part 12 of 13 of the words starting with Q, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words quinqueliteral to quittal

quinqueliteral adjective, noun: Consisting of five letters.
quinquelobate adjective: Having five lobes.
quinquelobated adjective: quinquelobate
quinquelobed adjective: Having five lobes.
quinquelocular adjective: Having five cells or compartments.
quinqueloculine adjective: quinquelocular
quinqueloculinid noun: Any foraminifera of the genus Quinqueloculina
quinquenary adjective: quinary
quinquenerved adjective: Having five nerves; said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.
quinquennal adjective, noun: Synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.
quinquennalia noun: The festival and religious rituals sometimes observed celebrating a Roman emperor's 5th year of rule.
quinquennalian adjective: Synonym of quinquennial: Of or related to a 5-year period.
quinquennary adjective: Of the fifth rank or order.
quinquenniad noun /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/: Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.
quinquennial adjective, noun /kwɪŋˈkwɛ.ni.əl/: Of or related to a five-year period.
quinquennially adverb /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəli/: Every five years.
quinquennium noun /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/: A period of five years.
quinquepartite adjective: Consisting of five parts.
quinqueradial adjective: Having five rays.
quinqueradiate adjective: Having five rays.
quinquereme noun: An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.
quinquertium noun: An ancient sporting contest consisting of five separate events.
quinquesect verb: To divide (a quantity, angle etc.) into five equal parts.
quinquesection noun: Division into five equal parts.
quinqueseptate adjective: Having five septa.
quinqueserial adjective: Arranged in five series.
quinqueseriate adjective: In five rows or series.
quinquesyllabic adjective, noun: Having five syllables.
quinquesyllable noun: A word of five syllables.
quinquethiophene noun: pentathiophene
quinquetubercular adjective: Having five tubercles or cusps
quinquetuberculate adjective: Synonym of quinquetubercular.
quinquevalence noun: The condition of being quinquevalent.
quinquevalency noun: Alternative form of quinquivalence.
quinquevalent adjective: Alternative spelling of quinquivalent.
quinquevalve adjective: Having five valves.
quinquevalvular adjective: Alternative form of quinquevalve.
quinquevir noun: One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
quinqueviral adjective: Of or belonging to the quinqueviri or the quinquevirate.
quinquevirate noun: An official group of five people, especially a council of five men sharing office or rule.
quinquiliteral adjective: Alternative form of quinqueliteral.
quinquina noun /kɪnˈkiːnə/: Synonym of cinchona in all its senses.
quinquino noun: A tree of the genus Myroxylon, yielding balsam of Peru.
quinquinquagintillion number: 10¹⁶⁸.
quinquivalence noun: The condition of being quinquivalent.
quinquivalency noun: Alternative form of quinquivalence.
quinquivalent adjective /kwɪŋkwɪˈveɪlənt/: Having an atomic valence of 5.
quinsied adjective: Afflicted with quinsy.
quinsy noun /ˈkwɪnzi/: A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused...
quinsyberry noun: The blackcurrant.
quinsywort noun: squinancywort
quint noun, prefix /kwɪnt/: An interval of one fifth.
quinta noun: A country house in Madeira.
quintad noun: Synonym of quintet: A group of five.
quintade noun /ˈkwɪn.teɪd/: Synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
quintadena noun: An organ stop yielding a tone one-twelfth above the digital struck.
quintadene noun: Alternative form of quintadena.
quintagenarian noun: One who is between the ages of 50 and 59, inclusive.
quintagon noun: A pentagon (shape).
quintain noun /ˈkwɪntɪn/: An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice.
quintal adjective, noun /ˈkwɪntl/: Synonym of hundredweight, 100 or 112 English or American pounds.
quintale noun: Alternative form of quintal, particularly in Italian contexts.
quintalejo noun: A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 29.4 kg.
quintan adjective, noun: Recurring every fifth day.
quintan fever noun: An intermittent fever returning every fifth day (inclusive), or in which the intermission lasts three days.
Quintana proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Quintanilla proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
quintant noun: An instrument used for measuring angular distance, capable of measuring angles of up to 72 or 144 degrees.
quintar noun: Alternative form of qintar.
quintary adjective, noun /ˈkwɪnˌtɛri/: Synonym of quinary, fifth.
quintate adjective, noun, verb /ˈkwɪnteɪt/: To seize or destroy one fifth (of something).
quintation noun /kwɪnˈteɪʃən/: The removal of one fifth (of something).
quinte noun /kɛ̃t/: The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height.
Quintel proper noun: A surname.
quintenary adjective: Consisting of five things.
quintennial adjective, noun: Synonym of quinquennial.
quintern noun: A type of four-stringed gittern, originating in Germany.
quinternion noun: Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.
Quintero proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
quinteron noun: Alternative form of quintroon.
quinteroon noun: Alternative form of quintroon.
quintessence noun, verb /kwɪnˈtɛs.əns/: A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
quintessential adjective, noun /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/: Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something.
quintessentialise verb: Alternative spelling of quintessentialize.
quintessentiality noun: The quality of being quintessential.
quintessentialize verb: To make quintessential; to reduce to its essence.
quintessentially adverb /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/: In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
quintessentialness noun: The quality of being quintessential.
quintet noun /kwɪnˈtɛt/: A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
quintette noun: Alternative spelling of quintet A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.
quintetto noun: A quintet.
quintibrach noun: The fifth-order brachial plate of a crinoid.
quintic adjective, noun: Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable...
quintic function noun: Any function of a polynomial whose greatest exponent is 5.
quintically adverb: In a quintic manner.
quinticlave noun: An alto ophicleide.
quintile noun: Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
quintiled adjective: Divided into quintiles
Quintilian proper noun: A male given name.
quintilise verb: To divide into quintiles
quintilised adjective, verb: Divided into quintiles
quintille noun: A form of ombre (card game) for five players
quintilliard number: A thousand million million million million million: 1 followed by thirty-three zeros, 10³³.
quintillion noun, number /kwɪnˈtɪljən/: A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸; one million million million.
quintillionaire noun: Somebody whose wealth is at least one quintillion (10¹⁸) currency units.
quintillionfold adjective, adverb: By a multiple of one quintillion; by a quintillion times as much or as many.
quintillionth adjective, noun /kwɪnˈtɪl.i.ənθ/: The ordinal form of the number one quintillion.
quintin noun: Alternative form of quintain.
quintina noun: A Sardinian vocal technique in which four performers produce an apparent fifth voice.
quintine noun: The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument.
quintinite noun: A hexagonal carbonate mineral, Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂CO₃·H₂O.
quintinomial adjective, noun: Having five terms.
quintinvariant noun: an invariant of degree 5
quintiofos noun: A pesticide.
quintipara noun: a female that has borne five offspring.
quintipartite adjective: Divided into five parts
quintipartition noun: division into five parts
quintipoint noun: A point at which five borders meet.
Quinto proper noun: A municipality in Leventina district, Ticino canton, Switzerland.
quintocubital adjective: Alternative form of quincubital.
quintocubitalism noun: The property of being quintocubital.
quintole noun: A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of three, four or six.
quintolet noun: A quintuplet.
quintom noun: A proposed interaction of a quintessence field and a phantom field as a model of dark energy
quinton noun: A type of violin that had five strings
Quintonian adjective: Of or relating to Anthony Quinton (1925–2010), British philosopher.
quintoon noun: Alternative form of quintroon.
quintopoly noun /kwɪnˈtɒpəli/: A market situation in which five companies exclusively provide a particular product or service.
quintozene noun: pentachloronitrobenzene
quintrigintillion number: 10¹⁰⁸.
quintrillion number: quintillion
quintroon noun: The offspring of an octoroon (1/8 black) and a white person: 1/16 black.
quintuplation noun: quintuplication
quintuple adjective, noun, verb /kwɪnˈtʃuːp(ə)l/: having five parts or members
quintuple-click noun, verb: The action of pushing the button on a mouse five times in quick succession.
quintuple double noun: The achievement of a two-digit number of all five of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, and steals in a single game.
quintuple meter noun: A musical meter characterized by five beats in a measure.
quintuple star system noun: A star system containing five stars.
quintuple time noun: Synonym of quintuple meter.
quintuplet noun /kwɪnˈtʌplət/: A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
quintuplex adjective, noun: Synonym of quintuple in its various senses.
quintuplicate adjective, noun, verb: Multiplied by five.
quintuplication noun: multiplication by five
quintuplinerved adjective: Having five nerves.
quintuply adverb: In a quintuple way; five times or in five pieces, etc.
quintus noun: The fifth voice in addition to the superius, altus, tenor and bassus in a piece of vocal polyphony.
quinua noun: Dated form of quinoa.
quinuclidine noun: The saturated, bicyclic heterocycle 1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; any of its derivatives
quinuclidinium noun: The cationic form of quinuclidine
quinuclidinone noun: A ketone derived from quinuclidine by replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group
quinuclidinyl noun: the univalent radical derived from azabicyclooctane
quinupramine noun: A particular tricyclic antidepressant.
quinupristin noun /ˌkwɪn.uˈpɹɪ.stɪn/: A streptogramin antibiotic derived from pristinamycin.
quinvigintillion number: 10⁷⁸.
quinzaine noun: The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the reckoning.
quinze noun: An old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points.
quinzee noun: Alternative spelling of quinzhee.
quinzhee noun /ˈkwɪnziː/: A shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow.
quinzie noun: Obsolete form of quinsy.
quinzieme noun: A tax of one fifteenth (0.067%), particularly the excise and customs charged by John of England around 1204.
quinzite noun: Alternative form of quincite.
quinzy noun: Alternative form of quinsy.
Quioucohanock noun: Alternative form of Quiyoughcohannock.
quip noun, verb /kwɪp/: A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
quipazine noun: A serotonin receptor agonist derived from piperazine.
quipful adjective: Full of quips or jokes.
quipo noun: Alternative spelling of quipu.
quipocamayoc noun: Alternative form of quipucamayoc.
quipper noun: One who quips; a jester.
quippery noun: The use of quips; smart humour.
quippet noun: A little quip; a minor amusing remark.
quippian noun: A degree 5 class 3 contravariant of a plane cubic.
quippily adverb /ˈkwɪpəli/: In a quippy manner.
quippiness noun: The quality of being quippy.
quippingly adverb: In a quipping manner; jokingly, jestingly.
quippish adjective: joky; quippy
quippishness noun: The quality of being quippish.
quippu noun: Alternative form of quipu.
quippy adjective /ˈkwɪpi/: Jokey; inclined to or characterised by quipping.
quipsome adjective: Full of quips.
quipster noun: a person who makes quips; a joker
quipu noun /ˈki.pu/: A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.
quipucamayoc noun: A sort of accountant in ancient Incan culture, who used quipus.
quira noun: The tough wood of Platymiscium pinnatum.
quire noun, verb /ˈkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/: One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
quire ken noun: Alternative spelling of queer ken.
quirewise adverb: As a quire of sheets of paper.
Quirin proper noun: A surname from French.
Quirinal adjective: Of or relating to the Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
quirinca noun: The pods of the tree Vachellia caven, sometimes used to feed cattle.
Quirindi proper noun: A town in the Liverpool Plains council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Quirino proper noun /kɪˈɾi.no/: A surname from Spanish
Quirinus proper noun /kwɪˈɹaɪ.nəs/: An early Roman deity of possibly Sabine origin.
quirister noun: Alternative form of chorister.
quiritarian adjective /ˌkwɪɹɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/: Alternative form of quiritary.
quiritary adjective: Belonging to the Quirites, or citizens of early Rome; applied to the right of mancipatio granted to these people.
quiritation noun: A crying for help.
Quirite noun: A citizen of early Rome.
quirk noun, verb /kwɜːk/: An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
quirk of fate noun: Synonym of twist of fate.
Quirke proper noun: A family name of Irish and Manx origin.
quirked adjective: Having, or formed with, a quirk.
quirked up adjective: Synonym of quirky.
quirkful adjective: Full of quirks; abounding in quirkiness.
Quirkian adjective: Of or relating to Randolph Quirk (1920–2017), British linguist who championed a descriptive approach toward English grammar.
quirkily adverb: In a quirky manner.
quirkiness noun: The state of being quirky.
quirkish adjective: Characterized by quirks; evasive, tricky.
quirkle noun: A twist.
quirkless adjective: Free from quirks.
quirks mode noun: A technique used by some web browsers to maintain backward compatibility with older web pages that do not comply with modern standards. When such a page is...
quirksome adjective: Characterised or marked by quirkiness.
quirky adjective /ˈkwɜːki/: Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.
quirky subject noun: A subject in a grammatical case other than the nominative (used with certain verbs in some languages, e.g. Icelandic).
quirkyalone noun /ˈkwɜki.ələʊn/: Someone who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being...
quirl verb /kwɝl/: To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up).
quirled adjective, verb: coiled, curled
quirley noun: Alternative form of quirly.
quirly noun: A cigarette, especially one which is hand-rolled.
quirn noun /kwɜː(ɹ)n/: Alternative spelling of quern.
Quiroga proper noun: A surname from Galician.
Quiros proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Quiroz proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
quirpele noun: The Indian mongoose
quirquincho noun: The armadillo.
quirt noun, verb /kwɜːt/: A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
quis-quis adjective, pronoun: Alternative spelling of quisquis.
quisby adjective, noun: A wretch; an idle person.
quiscal noun: Greigia sphacelata, a Chilean bromeliad.
quiscos adjective: Alternative spelling of quisquous.
quiscoskos adjective: Synonym of quisquous.
quiscus adjective: Alternative spelling of quisquous.
Quisenberry proper noun: A surname.
quish noun: Alternative form of cuisse.
quishing noun /ˈkwɪʃɪŋ/: Phishing by means of a QR code (to link to a malicious site, compromise a user account, etc.).
quisinostat noun: The drug N-hydroxy-2-[4-({[(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)methyl]amino}methyl)-1-piperidinyl]-5-pyrimidinecarboxamide
quisle verb: To collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.
quisler noun: Synonym of quisling.
quisling noun, verb /ˈkwɪz.lɪŋ/: A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
quislingise verb: Alternative form of quislingize.
quislingism noun: traitorous collaboration with an enemy
quislingist adjective, noun: That is collaborating with an occupying enemy.
quislingize verb: To corrupt by getting a significant number of members to collaborate with an enemy occupying force.
quism noun: A quasi-isomorphism.
Quispe proper noun: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Quechua].
quispina noun: A coarse bread made from quinoa.
quisqouse adjective: Alternative spelling of quisquous.
quisqualate noun: Any salt or ester of quisqualic acid.
quisqualic acid noun: -2-amino-3-(3,5-dioxo-1,2,4-oxadiazolidin-2-yl)propanoic acid An agonist of some excitatory amino acid receptors
quisqueite noun: A brittle, lustrous black hydrocarbon.
quisquilian adjective: Without value or importance, insignificant.
quisquilious adjective: composed of bric-a-brac, miscellaneous
quisquis adjective, pronoun: Whoever, whosoever.
quisquose adjective: Alternative spelling of quisquous.
quisquous adjective /ˈkwɪsk(w)əs/: Hard to deal with; dubious; of people: having a character difficult to assess.
quisse noun: Rare spelling of cuisse.
quisser noun: Alternative form of cuisser: synonym of cuisse (“thigh-armor”).
quisset noun: Synonym of cuisse or cuissette.
quist noun: The wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.
Quistclose trust noun: A trust created where a creditor has lent money to a debtor for a particular purpose. If the debtor uses the money for other purposes, it is held on trust...
quisultazine noun: An antiulcer drug.
quisutsch noun: The coho salmon.
quit adjective, noun, verb /kwɪt/: Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
quit buddy noun: A friend who supports a person who is recovering from addiction and tries to prevent them relapsing.
quit claim deed noun: Alternative form of quitclaim deed.
quit lit noun: A genre of confessional writings by people who have left academia.
quit rent noun: Alternative spelling of quitrent.
quit-renter noun: Alternative spelling of quitrenter.
quit scores verb: To settle or balance accounts or differences; to make compensation.
quit the oxygen habit verb: To die.
quit when one is ahead verb: Alternative form of quit while one is ahead.
quit while one is ahead verb: To stop taking risks before one starts losing.
quitasol noun: Alternative form of kittysol.
quitch noun, verb /kwɪt͡ʃ/: To shake (something); to stir, move.
quitch grass noun: A grass, of species Elymus repens, native to Eurasia and northwest Africa.
quitchgrass noun: A species of grass, Elymus repens.
quitclaim noun, verb /ˈkwɪtkleɪm/: To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
quitclaim deed noun: A document by which an individual, the grantor, disclaims any interest the grantor might have in a piece of real property, and passes that claim to another...
quite adverb, interjection, noun /kwaɪ̯t/: With verbs, especially past participles.
quite a bit adverb /ˌkwaɪt ə ˈbɪt/: considerably
quite a few determiner, noun: An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of; quite a lot.
quite good adjective: Excellent.
quite poor adjective: Terrible.
quite so phrase: indeed; I agree with that; absolutely.
quite some determiner: a considerable amount of
quite the contrary adverb: opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.
quite the opposite adverb: Synonym of quite the contrary.
quitely adverb: Quite.
Quiteña noun: A woman from Quito, Ecuador.
Quiteño noun: A person from Quito, Ecuador.
quiteron noun: A type of superconducting transistor.
quitline noun: A helpline offering advanced treatment for addiction and behavior change.
Quitman proper noun: A surname.
Quito proper noun /ˈkitoʊ/: The capital city of Ecuador.
quitrent noun: A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit (absolved) from other service.
quitrenter noun: One who possesses land in return for the payment of a quitrent.
quits adjective, noun, verb /kwɪts/: On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
quitsies noun: Permission to leave a game (of marbles, etc.) without forfeit or penalty.
quittable adjective: Capable of being quitted.
quittal noun: compensation, requital, or repayment.

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.