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74 words

1. [**qi**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qi.md) noun (Mandarin, pinyin: qi; also spelled ch'i or chi) 1) (Mandarin, pinyin) In Chinese thought and traditional medicine, qi is the life energy that is believed to flow through the body and all…
2. [**qin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qin.md) noun, a name (Qin; the Qin dynasty) and Mandarin pinyin (qín) 1) (a name) The Qin dynasty was the first family of emperors to join China into one country; its first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, built early…
3. [**qing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qing.md) proper noun (Qing — a Chinese dynasty, a name); Mandarin pinyin syllable (qīng, qíng, qǐng, qìng); not an English word The Qing was the last dynasty of emperors to rule China, founded by the Manchu people; it ended when China became a republic.
4. [**quack**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quack.md) noun (a quack, quacks); verb (quack, quacks, quacked, quacking); adjective (quack remedy) A quack is the loud, harsh sound a duck makes; to quack means to make that sound.
5. [**quadrille**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quadrille.md) noun (a quadrille, quadrilles) An old dance for four couples standing in a square, done in several parts, popular in the 1800s.
6. [**quadrillion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quadrillion.md) noun (a quadrillion, quadrillions); number A quadrillion is the number 1,000,000,000,000,000: a thousand trillion, a 1 followed by 15 zeros.
7. [**quaff**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quaff.md) verb (quaffs, quaffed, quaffing) (old use) 1) To quaff is to drink something quickly and deeply, in big gulps.
8. [**quagga**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quagga.md) noun (a quagga, quaggas) 1) 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…
9. [**quail**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quail.md) noun (quails); verb (quails, quailed, quailing) 1) A quail is a small bird like a partridge, which people hunt for food. 2) To quail is to shrink back in fear, to lose courage.
10. [**quaint**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quaint.md) adjective (quainter, quaintest) 1) Quaint means charmingly old-fashioned or odd in a pleasing way.
11. [**quake**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quake.md) noun (a quake, quakes); verb (quake, quakes, quaked, quaking) A quake is a short word for an earthquake, when the ground suddenly shakes because rocks deep under it move.
12. [**quaker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quaker.md) noun (Quaker, Quakers); adjective (Quaker) A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group that worships in silence and believes in peace and simplicity.
13. [**quakers**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quakers.md) noun, plural (Quakers; singular a Quaker); also the Religious Society of Friends 1) (church) Quakers are members of a Christian group called the Religious Society of Friends, who worship mostly in silence, believe there…
14. [**qualification**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qualification.md) noun (qualification, qualifications) A qualification is an exam pass, certificate or degree that shows you have learned something or can do a job.
15. [**qualified**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qualified.md) adjective (qualified, more qualified, well-qualified); verb form (qualified — past of qualify) Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse.
16. [**qualify**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qualify.md) verb (qualify, qualifies, qualified, qualifying) 1) 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…
17. [**qualifying**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qualifying.md) verb form (present participle of qualify); adjective (a qualifying round, qualifying exam); noun (qualifying — the stage of a sport) Qualifying is the -ing form of qualify: trying to earn a place, pass the rules or count as something.
18. [**quality**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quality.md) noun (a quality, qualities; quality as uncountable); adjective (quality — informal: "quality time", "a quality product") Quality is how good or bad something is: "the quality of the paper is poor".
19. [**quantitative**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quantitative.md) adjective (quantitative) — formal To do with amounts or numbers, things you can measure or count.
20. [**quantity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quantity.md) noun (quantity, quantities) A quantity is an amount or a number of something: how many or how much.
21. [**quarantine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quarantine.md) noun (quarantine — uncountable; a quarantine, quarantines); verb (quarantine, quarantines, quarantined, quarantining) 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.
22. [**quarrel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quarrel.md) noun (a quarrel, quarrels); verb (quarrel, quarrels, quarrelled/quarreled, quarrelling/quarreling) A quarrel is an angry argument between people who disagree, often friends or family.
23. [**quarrelsome**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quarrelsome.md) adjective (more quarrelsome, most quarrelsome) 1) Often arguing or ready to start a quarrel; easily angry with others: «a quarrelsome neighbour».
24. [**quarry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quarry.md) noun (a quarry, quarries); verb (quarry, quarries, quarried, quarrying) A quarry is a big open hole in the ground where people dig or cut out stone, sand or rock for building.
25. [**quart**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quart.md) noun (a quart, quarts) 1) 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…
26. [**quarter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quarter.md) noun (quarter, quarters); verb (quarter, quarters, quartered) A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.
27. [**quarterly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quarterly.md) adjective; adverb; noun (quarterlies) 1) Quarterly means happening every three months, four times a year. 2) Quarterly is a magazine published four times a year.
28. [**quartet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quartet.md) noun (quartets) 1) A quartet is a group of four people or things working together, or a piece of music for four players.
29. [**quartz**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quartz.md) noun, uncountable (quartz); adjective-like (a quartz watch) A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals.
30. [**quatrain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quatrain.md) noun (a quatrain, quatrains) 1) A verse or stanza of a poem with four lines, often with a rhyme pattern like ABAB or AABB.
31. [**quaver**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quaver.md) noun (a quaver, quavers); verb (quaver, quavers, quavered, quavering) 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.
32. [**quay**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quay.md) noun (a quay, quays) 1) 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…
33. [**queasy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/queasy.md) adjective (queasy, queasier, queasiest); noun queasiness 1) Queasy means feeling a little sick in your stomach, as if you might vomit. 2) Queasy can mean uneasy or uncomfortable about something.
34. [**quechua**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quechua.md) noun (Quechua — the language and the people); adjective (Quechua) 1) Quechua is a family of languages spoken by millions of Indigenous people in the Andes mountains of South America, mostly in Peru…
35. [**queen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/queen.md) noun (a queen, queens) A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family.
36. [**queer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/queer.md) adjective (queer, queerer, queerest); noun (a queer — offensive); verb (queer — informal) Strange or odd: «a queer noise», «I feel queer» (unwell).
37. [**quell**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quell.md) verb (quells, quelled, quelling) 1) To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force. 2) To quell is to calm a strong feeling, such as fear or noise.
38. [**quelled**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quelled.md) verb (past form of quell) 1) Quelled is the past form of quell: put down by force, or calmed.
39. [**quench**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quench.md) verb (quench, quenches, quenched, quenching) To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty.
40. [**querulous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/querulous.md) adjective (querulous) 1) Complaining in a whining, annoyed voice.
41. [**quest**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quest.md) noun (a quest, quests); verb (quest, quests, quested, questing — literary) A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure».
42. [**question**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/question.md) noun (question, questions); verb (question, questions, questioned, questioning) 1) A question is a sentence that asks something. You answer a question. 2) A question is a problem on a test or quiz. 3) A question is a…
43. [**questioningly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/questioningly.md) adverb (questioningly) 1) In a questioning way, showing that you want to know something or are not sure.
44. [**queue**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/queue.md) noun (queue, queues); verb (queue, queues, queued, queuing/queueing) A queue is a line of people waiting their turn.
45. [**quick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quick.md) adjective (quick, quicker, quickest); adverb (quick — informal, as in «come quick») Quick means fast; doing something or happening in a short time.
46. [**quicken**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quicken.md) verb (quicken, quickens, quickened, quickening) 1) To quicken means to become faster or to make something faster. 2) To quicken can mean to become more lively or active.
47. [**quicker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quicker.md) adjective (quick, quicker, quickest — "quicker" is the comparative); adverb (informal: quicker, instead of "more quickly") Faster: taking less time or moving at a higher speed than something else.
48. [**quickly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quickly.md) adverb (quickly, more quickly, most quickly) 1) At a fast speed: "Run quickly!" 2) In a short time, soon: "The ice melted quickly." 3) Without waiting: "He quickly said sorry."
49. [**quickness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quickness.md) noun (quickness, uncountable) Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat».
50. [**quicksand**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quicksand.md) noun (quicksand, quicksands) 1) Quicksand is loose, wet sand that you can sink into when you step on it.
51. [**quickset**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quickset.md) noun; adjective (quickset hedge) A quickset is a young plant, often hawthorn, set in the ground to grow into a hedge.
52. [**quicksilver**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quicksilver.md) noun (no plural in use) Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls.
53. [**quid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quid.md) noun (a quid, plural quid — informal UK, Ireland); noun (a quid, quids — a lump of chewing tobacco) 1) (informal, UK, Ireland) A pound in money (£1). 2) (rare) A piece of tobacco chewed in the mouth. 3) (UK informal) «Quids in»: making a…
54. [**quiet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quiet.md) adjective (quiet, quieter, quietest); noun (quiet — silence); verb (quiet, quiets, quieted — American; quieten — British) 1) Making little or no noise: "a quiet voice". 2) Peaceful, with not much happening: "a quiet street". 3) Not talking much; shy: "a quiet…
55. [**quieten**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quieten.md) verb (quieten, quietens, quietened, quietening; often «quieten down») — UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ To become quiet or calmer: «The class quietened when the head came in.».
56. [**quietly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quietly.md) adverb (quietly, more quietly, most quietly) Making little or no noise: "Close the door quietly.".
57. [**quietness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quietness.md) noun (quietness — uncountable) The state of making little or no noise; silence or near silence.
58. [**quill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quill.md) noun (a quill, quills) A quill is a pen made from a large bird feather, with the end sharpened and dipped in ink, used for writing long ago.
59. [**quilt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quilt.md) noun (a quilt, quilts); verb (quilt, quilts, quilted, quilting) A quilt is a warm bed cover made of two layers of cloth with soft stuffing between them, often stitched in a pattern.
60. [**quince**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quince.md) noun (a quince, quinces; quince — the fruit as food) 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.
61. [**quinine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quinine.md) noun (quinine, uncountable) Quinine is a bitter medicine made from the bark of the cinchona tree from South America, used for a long time to treat malaria.
62. [**quipu**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quipu.md) noun (a quipu, quipus) 1) (history) A set of knotted coloured strings used by the Inca people of South America to record numbers and information, such as how…
63. [**quirk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quirk.md) noun (a quirk, quirks) A strange or unusual habit or way of behaving: «One of her quirks is wearing odd socks.».
64. [**quit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quit.md) verb (quit, quits, quit or quitted, quitting) To quit is to stop doing something, especially a habit or activity.
65. [**quite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quite.md) adverb Quite means fairly, more than a little but not very: quite good.
66. [**quitter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quitter.md) noun (a quitter, quitters) A person who gives up easily instead of trying hard or finishing something.
67. [**quiver**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quiver.md) verb (quiver, quivers, quivered, quivering); noun (a quiver, quivers) To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.».
68. [**quiz**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quiz.md) noun (quiz, quizzes); verb (quiz, quizzes, quizzed, quizzing) 1) A quiz is a short test with questions. 2) A quiz is also a game where people or teams answer questions to win points. 3) To quiz…
69. [**quizmaster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quizmaster.md) noun (a quizmaster, quizmasters) 1) A quizmaster is the person who asks the questions in a quiz, keeps the score and says who has won.
70. [**quoit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quoit.md) noun (quoits in the plural) A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg.
71. [**quota**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quota.md) noun (a quota, quotas) A fixed amount or number of something that a person, group or country is allowed to have, or must reach.
72. [**quotation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quotation.md) noun (a quotation, quotations) Words copied exactly from a book, speech or person, usually shown with quotation marks: "To be or not to be" is a famous quotation.
73. [**quote**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quote.md) verb (quote, quotes, quoted, quoting); noun (a quote, quotes) To quote is to repeat the exact words someone else said or wrote.
74. [**quotient**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quotient.md) noun (quotient, quotients) The quotient is the answer you get when you divide one number by another.