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quercus macrocarpa

noun · medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood

quercus montana

noun · medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats

quercus palustris

noun · fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil

quercus rubra

noun · large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks

quercus variabilis

noun · medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark

quercus wislizenii

noun · a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral

querulous

adjective · habitually complaining

Example: a whiny child

query language

noun · a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed

quest after

verb · go in search of or hunt for

Example: pursue a hobby

quest for

verb · go in search of or hunt for

Example: pursue a hobby

question

noun · uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

Example: the dubiousness of his claim

question mark

noun · a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

question master

noun · the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game

questionably

adverb · in a questionable and dubious manner

Example: these were estates his father questionably acquired

questioning

adjective · showing curiosity

Example: if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive

questioningly

adverb · in a curious and questioning manner

Example: they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions

quetch

verb · express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

Example: My mother complains all day

queue up

verb · form a queue, form a line, stand in line

Example: Customers lined up in front of the store

quibbler

noun · a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

quick

adjective · moving quickly and lightly

Example: sleek and agile as a gymnast

quick grass

noun · European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed

quick-change

adjective · adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes

Example: a quick-change artist

quick-freeze

verb · freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors

Example: quick-freeze the shrimp

quick-frozen

adjective · (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value

Example: frozen foods

quick-sighted

adjective · keenly perceptive or alert- Leonard Bacon

Example: quick-sighted into the faults of the time

quick-tempered

adjective · quickly aroused to anger

Example: a hotheaded commander

quick-witted

adjective · mentally nimble and resourceful

Example: quick-witted debater

quicken

verb · give new life or energy to

Example: A hot soup will revive me

quickly

adverb · with rapid movements

Example: he works quickly

quickset

adjective · grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground

Example: a quickset hawthorn hedge

quicksilver

adjective · liable to sudden unpredictable change

Example: erratic behavior

quid

noun · a wad of something chewable as tobacco

quid pro quo

noun · something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

quiddity

noun · the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

quidnunc

noun · a person who meddles in the affairs of others

quiesce

verb · become quiet or quieter

Example: The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

quiescent

adjective · (pathology) causing no symptoms

Example: a quiescent tumor

quiet down

verb · become quiet or quieter

Example: The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

quieten

verb · cause to be quiet or not talk

Example: Please silence the children in the church!

quietly

adverb · with low volume

Example: speak softly but carry a big stick

quietness

noun · the property of making no sound

quill feather

noun · any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

quill pen

noun · pen made from a bird's feather

quin

noun · one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

quince bush

noun · small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated

quincentenary

adjective · of or relating to a 500th anniversary

Example: the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city

quincentennial

adjective · of or relating to a 500th anniversary

Example: the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city

quincke's edema

noun · recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs

quine

noun · United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001)

quinidex

noun · cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias

quinnat salmon

noun · large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning