Nouns

quarrier

noun

a man who works in a quarry

quarryman

noun

a man who works in a quarry

quartan

noun

a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day

quartern

noun

one of four equal parts

quartic

noun

an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree

quartette

noun

four people considered as a unit

quarterstaff

noun

a long stout staff used as a weapon

quarto

noun

the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet o...

quartile

noun

(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered dist...

quatercentenary

noun

the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

quassia

noun

handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright sc...

quaternion

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

quaternity

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

quattrocento

noun

the 15th century in Italian art and literature

quechuan

noun

the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas

queenfish

noun

silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal wa...

quercitron

noun

medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United...

quern

noun

a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand

quetzal

noun

large trogon of Central America and South America having gol...

quickset

noun

cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for...

quidnunc

noun

a person who meddles in the affairs of others

quiddity

noun

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and...

quietism

noun

a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all...

quietus

noun

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a...

quinacrine

noun

a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infe...

quinidine

noun

cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to trea...

quinone

noun

any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including severa...

quinquagesima

noun

the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)

quinquennium

noun

a period of five years

quinsy

noun

a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surroun...

quintette

noun

a musical composition for five performers

quintuplet

noun

one of five children born at the same time from the same pre...

quipu

noun

calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by...

quirt

noun

whip with a leather thong at the end

quittance

noun

payment of a debt or obligation

quixotism

noun

quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior

quoin

noun

expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up...

quoit

noun

game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rop...

qurush

noun

20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia

r

noun

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation...

rabato

noun

a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th c...

rabbet

noun

a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

rabbitfish

noun

large European chimaera

rabidity

noun

unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

raceabout

noun

a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer...

racecard

noun

a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names...

raceme

noun

usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in w...

racerunner

noun

very swift lizard of eastern and central United States

rachis

noun

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and...

rachitis

noun

childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunl...