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- QUADRUMANEHaving four limbs with hand-like extremities and opposable digits; quadrumanous; loosely, "ape-like".
- QUADRUPLEBeing four times as long, as big or as many of something.
- QUADRUPLICATEhaving four parts
- QUAERETo ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- QUAESITUMSomething sought or required.
- QUAESTORAn ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.
- QUAINTOf a person: cunning, crafty.
- QUALEAn instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
- QUANTAplural of quantum
- QUANTICA homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables.
- QUANTIFYTo assign a quantity to.
- QUANTUMThe total amount of something; quantity. The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit. The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who h
- QUARTA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in t
- QUARTANA fever whose symptoms recur every four days.
- QUARTILEAny of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- QUARTOA size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twi
- QUASIResembling or having a likeness to the named thing.
- QUEERHomosexual.
- QUELEAThe African weaverbird (genus Quelea).
- QUERCITINA flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
- QUERCITINSA flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
- QUERENTA complainant; a plaintiff.
- QUERIMONYA complaint.
- QUERISTA person who queries or asks questions; an interrogator, a questioner.
- QUERYA question, an inquiry , an enquiry .
- QUESTA journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
- QUETSCHA dark-skinned variety of plum.
- QUEUEA line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so
- QUIDThe inherent nature of something.
- QUIDAMA nobody; a person of no importance.
- QUIESCETo become quiet or quieter.
- QUIESCENTInactive, quiet, at rest.
- QUIETUDESynonym of quietness (“absence of sound”)
- QUILTA bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
- QUINKA hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
- QUINTICOf or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth powe
- QUINTUPLEhaving five parts or members
- QUIPA smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
- QUIREOne-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
- QUOADWith respect to.
- QUODLIBETA form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
- QUODLIBETICOf or relating to a quodlibet
- QUOITA flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
- QUONDAMFormer; once; at one time.
- QUORUMA select body of (usually eminent) justices of the peace, every member of which had to be present to constitute a deciding body; a member of this body. Later more generally: all ju
- QUOTAA proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
- QUOTEA statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
- QUOTIDIANHappening every day; daily.
- QUOTUMA part or proportion; a fraction; quota.
- RABIDAffected with rabies.
- RABIESAn infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitem
- RACEMATIONA cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.
- RACEMEAn indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
- RACEMICContaining equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not optically active.
- RACEMOSEHaving flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.
- RADIALArranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
- RADIANTRadiating light and/or heat.
- RADIATETo extend, be sent or spread out from a center like radii.
- RADIATIONThe shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- RADICALOf or pertaining to the root of a plant.
- RADICATETo cause to take root; to plant or establish firmly.
- RADICELA small branch of a root; a rootlet.
- RADICLEThe rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.
- RADIUSThe long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
- RADIXA root.
- RADULAThe rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
- RADULASThe rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
- RAGEViolent uncontrolled anger.
- RAGEESViolent uncontrolled anger.
- RAILA horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- RALLYA public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- RAMENTUMOne of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some ferns
- RAMETA clone (individual member of a genet).
- RAMIFYTo divide into branches or subdivisions.
- RAMOSEHaving branches; branching
- RAMPARTA defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- RAMPIONA species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
- RAMULOSEHaving many small branches, or ramuli.
- RAMUSA small spray or twig.
- RANCEA type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
- RANCIDRank in taste or smell.
- RANINEOf, relating to, or resembling a frog.
- RANKLETo cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
- RANSOMMoney paid for the freeing of a hostage.
- RANULAA tumor or swelling located in the floor of the mouth under the tongue; specifically a bluish, domed mucocele which is associated with an obstruction of the sublingual salivary gla
- RAPACIOUSVoracious; avaricious.
- RAPACITYThe quality of being rapacious; voracity.
- RAPESEEDThe seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
- RAPIDVery swift or quick.
- RAPIDITYspeed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
- RAPINEThe seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
- RAPTSnatched, taken away; abducted.
- RARITYA measure of the scarcity of an object.
- RASCALA dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
- RASTERA scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
- RASTRUMA five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.
- RASUREScraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally.
- RATEThe worth of something; value.
- RATIFYTo give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
- RATIOA number representing a comparison between two named things.