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] |
quilting bee |
a social gathering of women at which they work together on a quilt or quilts. |
quin- |
five. |
quinary |
consisting of five, or arranged in sets of five. [2 definitions] |
quince |
a flowering tree of the rose family that bears an edible fruit. [2 definitions] |
quincunx |
an arrangement of five objects in a square with one in the center and one at each corner. [2 definitions] |
quinic acid |
a colorless crystalline acid obtained from coffee beans, the bark of the cinchona tree, and the like. |
quinidine |
a colorless crystalline alkaloid that resembles quinine, obtained from cinchona bark. |
quinine |
a bitter organic derivative of the bark of a South American and Asian tree that is effective in treating malaria. |
quinine water |
carbonated water flavored with quinine; tonic. |
quinoa |
a plant native to the Andes mountains and grown for its edible seeds. [2 definitions] |
quinoline |
a colorless liquid compound obtained from bones, coal tar, or alkaloids, or by synthesis, that is used as a solvent and in the making of dyes, antiseptics, and the like. [2 definitions] |