English Words: Q

2,880 words · Page 54 of 58

quizzableadj

Fit to be quizzed or teased; comical in appearance or habits.

quizzaciousadj

Mocking or satirical.

quizzaciouslyadv

In a mocking or satirical manner.

quizzeenoun

One who is quizzed or teased.

quizzernoun

A person who quizzes or asks questions.

quizzerynoun

Mockery; teasing or playing pranks.

quizzesnoun

plural of quiz

quizzicaladj

Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.

quizzicalitynoun

The state or condition of being quizzical.

quizzicallyadv

In a quizzical manner; as if puzzled or asking a question.

quizzicalnessnoun

The state or condition of being quizzical.

quizziclenoun

A short quiz.

quizzificationnoun

quizzing; teasing; mockery

quizzifyverb

To chaff or mock; to tease.

quizzinessnoun

Quality of being quizzy.

quizzingnoun

The act by which somebody is quizzed, or teased; banter, raillery.

quizzing glassnoun

An eyeglass with or without a handle; a monocle.

quizzinglyadv

in a quizzing manner.

quizzishadj

quizzical

quizzismnoun

The act or habit of quizzing.

quizzitynoun

Oddity; eccentricity.

quizzleverb

To make a whizzing sound

quizzyadj

Odd; eccentric.

Quiévrechainname

A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Qujingname

A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.

qulfinoun

Alternative form of kulfi.

qulinoun

Archaic spelling of coolie.

Qulinname

A city and town in Missouri.

qulkhwaninoun

A ritual for deceased Muslims.

qulliqnoun

A kudlik, a lamp used by the Inuit, consisting of a cup of soapstone filled with oil (commonly from blubber) with cottongrass or moss used as a wick.

Qultnoun

The cultlike following of the QAnon movement.

Qultistnoun

A cultlike follower of the QAnon movement.

Qumname

Alternative form of Qom, Iran.

Qumarlêbname

A county of Yushu, Qinghai, China.

Qumisname

A small province of ancient and medieval Persia, separating Ray, Hyrcania, and Khurasan.

qumixnoun

A mixed state in a quantum computing system.

qumodenoun

An information-carrying unit of a harmonic oscillator.

Qumranname

A region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Qumranicadj

Belonging to the Qumran region.

qunguanoun

A traditional two-piece dress worn by Chinese women.

quoverb

quoth

quo pro quidnoun

Rare form of quid pro quo.

quo warrantonoun

A legal proceeding used to challenge the right of an individual or corporation to hold a public office or to exercise a certain franchise or privilege.

quoadprep

With respect to.

quoad hocadv

as far as this

quoad huncadv

With reference to the non-consummation of a marriage

quoad omniaadv

in respect of all things

quoad sacraphrase

With respect to religious observance or worship, as opposed to temporal matters.

quobverb

To throb; to quiver.

quobbyadj

Marshy, boggy.

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 54. 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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