--- title: Q — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 74 words of the school dictionary under Q, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / Q # Q — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under Q: 74 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/) - [qi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qi/) — In Chinese thought and traditional medicine, qi is the life energy that is believed to flow through the body and all living things; it is… — 9 sentences - [qin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qin/) — The Qin dynasty was the first family of emperors to join China into one country; its first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, built early parts of th… — 13 sentences - [qing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qing/) — The Qing was the last dynasty of emperors to rule China, founded by the Manchu people; it ended when China became a republic. — 11 sentences - [quack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quack/) — A quack is the loud, harsh sound a duck makes; to quack means to make that sound. — 11 sentences - [quadrille](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quadrille/) — An old dance for four couples standing in a square, done in several parts, popular in the 1800s. — 9 sentences - [quadrillion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quadrillion/) — A quadrillion is the number 1,000,000,000,000,000: a thousand trillion, a 1 followed by 15 zeros. — 8 sentences - [quaff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaff/) — To quaff is to drink something quickly and deeply, in big gulps. — 5 sentences - [quagga](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quagga/) — The quagga was a kind of zebra from South Africa with stripes only on the front half of its body and a plain brown back; it became extinct… — 7 sentences - [quail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quail/) — A quail is a small bird like a partridge, which people hunt for food. — 6 sentences - [quaint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaint/) — Quaint means charmingly old-fashioned or odd in a pleasing way. — 5 sentences - [quake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quake/) — A quake is a short word for an earthquake, when the ground suddenly shakes because rocks deep under it move. — 12 sentences - [quaker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaker/) — A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that worships in silence and believes in peace and simplicity. — 8 sentences - [quakers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quakers/) — Quakers are members of a Christian group called the Religious Society of Friends, who worship mostly in silence, believe there is "that of… — 8 sentences - [qualification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/) — A qualification is an exam pass, certificate or degree that shows you have learned something or can do a job. — 13 sentences - [qualified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/) — Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse. — 11 sentences - [qualify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualify/) — To qualify for something is to earn a place in it or the right to it, often by meeting the rules or doing well enough: to qualify for the… — 13 sentences - [qualifying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualifying/) — Qualifying is the -ing form of qualify: trying to earn a place, pass the rules or count as something. — 10 sentences - [quality](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quality/) — Quality is how good or bad something is. — 18 sentences - [quantitative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantitative/) — To do with amounts or numbers, things you can measure or count. — 8 sentences - [quantity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quantity/) — A quantity is an amount or a number of something: how many or how much. — 12 sentences - [quarantine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarantine/) — Quarantine is a time when a person or animal who may have a catching disease is kept away from others so the disease does not spread. — 10 sentences - [quarrel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/) — A quarrel is an angry argument between people who disagree, often friends or family. — 11 sentences - [quarrelsome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/) — Often arguing or ready to start a quarrel; easily angry with others: «a quarrelsome neighbour». — 8 sentences - [quarry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarry/) — A quarry is a big open hole in the ground where people dig or cut out stone, sand or rock for building. — 12 sentences - [quart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quart/) — A quart is a unit for measuring liquids, equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints; it is used mainly in the USA and was used in the UK… — 10 sentences - [quarter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarter/) — A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. — 15 sentences - [quarterly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarterly/) — Quarterly means happening every three months, four times a year. — 6 sentences - [quartet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quartet/) — A quartet is a group of four people or things working together, or a piece of music for four players. — 5 sentences - [quartz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quartz/) — A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals. — 9 sentences - [quatrain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quatrain/) — A verse or stanza of a poem with four lines, often with a rhyme pattern like ABAB or AABB. — 7 sentences - [quaver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quaver/) — A note that lasts half a beat in common time — half as long as a crotchet; in the USA it is called an eighth note. — 11 sentences - [quay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quay/) — A stone or concrete platform along the edge of water in a harbour, where boats stop to load and unload: «The fishing boats tied up at the… — 8 sentences - [queasy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/queasy/) — Queasy means feeling a little sick in your stomach, as if you might vomit. — 8 sentences - [quechua](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quechua/) — Quechua is a family of languages spoken by millions of Indigenous people in the Andes mountains of South America, mostly in Peru, Bolivia… — 10 sentences - [queen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/queen/) — A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family. — 12 sentences - [queer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/queer/) — Strange or odd: «a queer noise», «I feel queer» (unwell). — 11 sentences - [quell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quell/) — To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force. — 6 sentences - [quelled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quelled/) — Quelled is the past form of quell: put down by force, or calmed. — 5 sentences - [quench](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/) — To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty. — 12 sentences - [querulous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/querulous/) — Complaining in a whining, annoyed voice. — 7 sentences - [quest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/) — A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure». — 11 sentences - [question](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/question/) — A question is a sentence that asks something. You answer a question. — 16 sentences - [questioningly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/questioningly/) — In a questioning way, showing that you want to know something or are not sure. — 4 sentences - [queue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/queue/) — A queue is a line of people waiting their turn. — 11 sentences - [quick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quick/) — Quick means fast; doing something or happening in a short time. — 12 sentences - [quicken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicken/) — To quicken means to become faster or to make something faster. — 9 sentences - [quicker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicker/) — Faster: taking less time or moving at a higher speed than something else. — 11 sentences - [quickly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quickly/) — At a fast speed. — 15 sentences - [quickness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quickness/) — Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat». — 11 sentences - [quicksand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksand/) — Quicksand is loose, wet sand that you can sink into when you step on it. — 9 sentences - [quickset](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quickset/) — A quickset is a young plant, often hawthorn, set in the ground to grow into a hedge. — 5 sentences - [quicksilver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quicksilver/) — Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls. — 5 sentences - [quid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quid/) — A pound in money (£1). — 9 sentences - [quiet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiet/) — Making little or no noise. — 18 sentences - [quieten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quieten/) — To become quiet or calmer: «The class quietened when the head came in.». — 9 sentences - [quietly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quietly/) — Making little or no noise. — 15 sentences - [quietness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quietness/) — The state of making little or no noise; silence or near silence. — 10 sentences - [quill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quill/) — A quill is a pen made from a large bird feather, with the end sharpened and dipped in ink, used for writing long ago. — 11 sentences - [quilt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/) — A quilt is a warm bed cover made of two layers of cloth with soft stuffing between them, often stitched in a pattern. — 12 sentences - [quince](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quince/) — A hard, yellow fruit shaped like a big pear, very sour and hard when raw but sweet and pink when cooked; used for jam, jelly and paste. — 9 sentences - [quinine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/) — Quinine is a bitter medicine made from the bark of the cinchona tree from South America, used for a long time to treat malaria. — 9 sentences - [quipu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quipu/) — A set of knotted coloured strings used by the Inca people of South America to record numbers and information, such as how many people, ani… — 7 sentences - [quirk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quirk/) — A strange or unusual habit or way of behaving: «One of her quirks is wearing odd socks.». — 9 sentences - [quit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quit/) — To quit is to stop doing something, especially a habit or activity. — 12 sentences - [quite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quite/) — Quite means fairly, more than a little but not very: quite good. — 15 sentences - [quitter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quitter/) — A person who gives up easily instead of trying hard or finishing something. — 8 sentences - [quiver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiver/) — To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.». — 10 sentences - [quiz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/) — A quiz is a short test with questions. — 12 sentences - [quizmaster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quizmaster/) — A quizmaster is the person who asks the questions in a quiz, keeps the score and says who has won. — 7 sentences - [quoit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quoit/) — A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg. — 5 sentences - [quota](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quota/) — A fixed amount or number of something that a person, group or country is allowed to have, or must reach. — 10 sentences - [quotation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quotation/) — Words copied exactly from a book, speech or person, usually shown with quotation marks. — 12 sentences - [quote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quote/) — To quote is to repeat the exact words someone else said or wrote. — 13 sentences - [quotient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quotient/) — The quotient is the answer you get when you divide one number by another. The quotient of 12 and 3 is 4. — 10 sentences - ← previous: [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) - next →: [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)