| quick bread |
any bread, such as muffins or corn bread, that is made with baking powder or baking soda and requires no rising time before baking. |
| quicken |
to make faster; accelerate. [4 definitions] |
| quick-freeze |
to freeze (food) quickly, so as to preserve its taste, texture, and nutritional properties. [2 definitions] |
| quickie |
(informal) anything that is prepared or accomplished quickly, esp. to avoid adequate time or effort. |
| quicklime |
calcium oxide, obtained by roasting limestone, shells, and the like; unslaked lime. |
| quickly |
in a short time; speedily. |
| quick on the trigger |
(informal) quick to act or react, sometimes prematurely. |
| quicksand |
a mixture of sand and water, often found in large natural beds, that can pull down and submerge an animal or other object that stands on it. |
| quicksilver |
the chemical element mercury. |
| quickstep |
music for a military march in a quick tempo. [2 definitions] |
| quick-tempered |
tending to become angry easily; volatile. |
| quick time |
a military marching step of 120 paces per minute. |
| quick-witted |
mentally quick and alert. |
| quid |
a portion of tobacco or other material that is designed to be chewed and then spit out. |
| quiddity |
that which gives anything its specific uniqueness; essential nature. [2 definitions] |
| quidnunc |
a person who is nosy and eager to hear the latest gossip; busybody. |
| quid pro quo |
(Latin) one thing in return for another. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| quiet |
making little or no sound or noise. [14 definitions] |
| quietism |
a form of religious mysticism based on passive contemplation and the extinction of one's will. [2 definitions] |