| 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] |
| quietly |
with little or no sound. |
| quietude |
a state or condition of rest, calm, or tranquility. |
| quietus |
that which ends, silences, or suppresses; final or settling stroke. [2 definitions] |
| quill |
a bird's feather, esp. a long wing or tail feather. [6 definitions] |
| quillback |
a North American freshwater fish in which one ray of the dorsal fin is elongated. |
| quilling |
a band of fabric that is fluted to look like a row of quills. |
| quilt |
a bed covering consisting of two layers of material, sewn together in often decorative panels and filled with feathers, wool, cotton, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| quilting |
material for making quilts or quilted fabric. [2 definitions] |