English Words: Q

2,880 words · Page 16 of 58

quail-dovenoun

Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.

Quailename

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

quailedverb

simple past and past participle of quail

quailernoun

One who hunts quail.

quailerynoun

A structure in which one houses quail that are kept as a food animal.

quailestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of quail

quailethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of quail

Quailgatename

The 2006 controversy over the accidental shooting of Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Texas attorney, by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas.

quailingverb

present participle and gerund of quail

quailinglyadv

fearfully; timidly

quailingsnoun

plural of quailing

quailishadj

Similar to a quail

quaillikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a quail (the bird).

quailsnoun

plural of quail

quaintadj

Of a person: cunning, crafty.

quainteradj

comparative form of quaint: more quaint

quaintishadj

Somewhat quaint.

quaintlikeadj

Somewhat quaint

quaintlyadv

In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

quaintnessnoun

Cunning; craftiness.

Quaintonname

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7420).

quaintrellenoun

A woman who is focused on style and leisurely pastimes.

quajectnoun

An object-like data structure containing both data and code (or pointers to code), typically used as an abstraction to manage self-modifying code.

quakenoun

A trembling or shaking.

quake in one's bootsverb

To be very frightened, scared, or nervous.

quake in one's shoesverb

Alternative form of quake in one's boots.

quake lakenoun

A lake formed after the damming of a watercourse by a landslide caused by an earthquake.

quake-breechadj

Alternative form of quakebreech.

quake-buttocknoun

Alternative spelling of quakebuttock.

quakebreechnoun

A coward.

quakebuttocknoun

A coward.

Quakenbushname

A surname.

quakeproofadj

Capable of withstanding an earthquake.

Quakernoun

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

Quaker gunnoun

A nonfunctional imitation of a gun or an artillery piece, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into overestimating one's available firepower.

Quakerdomnoun

The world or society of Quakers.

Quakeressnoun

A female Quaker.

Quakerishadj

Suggesting or pertaining to the Quakers.

Quakerishlyadv

In a Quakerish manner.

Quakerishnessnoun

The quality of being Quakerish.

Quakerismnoun

The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.

Quakeristadj

Quaker or Quaker-like.

Quakeristicadj

Of or relating to Quakerism.

Quakerizationnoun

Conversion to the Quaker religion.

Quakerizeverb

To convert or adapt to the Quaker religion.

Quakerlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a Quaker.

Quakerlyadj

Pertaining to Quakers.

Quakershipnoun

The property of being a Quaker.

Quakerynoun

Quakerism

quakesnoun

plural of quake

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The English alphabetical index for the letter Q contains 2,880 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 58 pages, and you are currently viewing page 16. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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