English Words: Q

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quickplaynoun

A style of play in which each player has a fixed amount of time available to make all moves.

quicksandnoun

Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

quicksandlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of quicksand.

quicksandyadj

quicksandlike

quicksaveverb

To save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, without needing to, e.g., reach a checkpoint.

quickscopenoun

A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.

quickselectnoun

A sorting algorithm related to quicksort, but with limited recursion.

quicksetadj

Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground

quickshawnoun

A taxi.

quickshifternoun

A device that eliminates the need to use the clutch or throttle when shifting gears on a manual transmission.

quickshotnoun

A premature ejaculator.

quicksightedadj

Alternative spelling of quick-sighted.

quicksilvernoun

The metal mercury.

quicksilverishadj

Like quicksilver.

quicksilverishnessnoun

The quality of being quicksilverish.

quicksilveryadj

Like quicksilver.

quicksmartadv

Quickly.

quicksomeadj

Marked by quickness; swift; nimble

quicksortnoun

A sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items to be sorted into two sets.

quickstartnoun

A guide or manual intended to get a user rapidly acquainted with a program or system.

quickstepnoun

A fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.

quickwaternoun

Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.

quickwittedadj

Mentally keen and alert.

quickwittedlyadv

In a quickwitted way.

quickwittednessnoun

The state or condition of being quickwitted.

quickworknoun

All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.

quickynoun

Alternative spelling of quickie.

Quicumque vultname

Alternative form of Quicunque vult (“the Athanasian Creed”).

Quicunquename

The Athanasian Creed.

Quicunque vultname

The Athanasian Creed.

quidnoun

The inherent nature of something.

quid pro quonoun

Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation.

quidamnoun

A nobody; a person of no importance.

quiddanynoun

A confection of quinces, in consistency between a syrup and marmalade.

quiddativeadj

Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.

quiddativelyadv

In a quiddative sense.

quiddernoun

A horse with a dental defect that cannot masticate hay, but rejects it rolled up like a quid of tobacco.

Quiddingtonname

A surname from Old English.

quidditnoun

quibble

quidditativelyadv

Synonym of quiddatively.

Quidditchnoun

A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals.

quidditismnoun

A philosophical viewpoint which posits that the laws of nature do not supervene on quiddity.

quidditynoun

The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.

quiddleverb

To talk nonsense or speak vaguely, to waffle

quiddlernoun

A waster of time; an idler or dawdler.

Quidenhamname

A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0287).

quidletnoun

Synonym of quid: one pound sterling.

quidnuncnoun

A person eager to learn news and scandal.

quidnuncerynoun

Behaviour of a quidnunc; irresponsible rumourmongering.

quidnunctiousadj

Of, pertaining to, or being a quidnunc or the abearance of which: gossiping; cumbrously inquisiturient; irresponsibly rumourmongering.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 42. 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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