quadriceps femoris
1: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: {quadriceps}, {musculus quadriceps femoris}, {quad}]
quadrilateral
1: having four sides [syn: {four-sided}] n : a four-sided polygon [syn: {quadrangle}, {tetragon}]
quadrille
1: music for dancing the quadrille 2: a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
quadrillion
1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros; "in England they call a septillion a quadrillion" 2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros
quadrillionth
1: one part in a quadrillion [syn: {one-quadrillionth}]
quadripara
1: (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies
quadriphonic
1: of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadrasonic}, {quadrisonic}]
quadriphonic system
1: a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels [syn: {quadraphony}, {quadraphonic system}]
quadriplegic
1: a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
quadrisonic
1: of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" [syn: {quadraphonic}, {quadriphonic}, {quadrasonic}]
Quadroon
1: an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black
quadruped
1: having four feet [syn: {quadrupedal}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}] n : an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
quadrupedal
1: having four feet [syn: {quadruped}, {four-footed}] [ant: {bipedal}, {bipedal}]
quadruple
1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruplicate}, {quadruplex}, {fourfold}] 2: four times as great or many; "a fourfold increa...
quadruple time
1: a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: {common time}, {four-four time}, {common measure}]
quadruplet
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}] 2: one of four chil...
quadruplex
1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruple}, {quadruplicate}, {fourfold}]
quadruplicate
1: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" [syn: {quadruple}, {quadruplex}, {fourfold}] n : any four copies; any of four things that correspon...
quaestor
1: any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)
quaff
1: a hearty draft v : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" [syn: {gulp}, {swig}]
quaffer
1: a person who drinks heartily
quag
1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quagmire}, {morass}]
quagga
1: mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century [syn: {Equus quagga}]
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quaggy
1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy ba...
quagmire
1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {quag}, {morass}]
quahaug
1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahog}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}] 2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahog}, {...
quahog
1: Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes [syn: {quahaug}, {hard-shell clam}, {round clam}] 2: an edible American clam [syn: {quahaug},...
Quai d'Orsay
1: the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries 2: the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris [sy...
quail
1: flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised 2: small gallinaceous game birds v : draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaugh...
quail at
1: anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: {apprehend}]
quail brush
1: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail bush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]
quail bush
1: spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: {quail brush}, {white thistle}, {Atriplex lentiformis}]
quaint
1: strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" 2: very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in chara...
quaintly
1: in a strange but not unpleasant manner; "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly" 2: in a quaint old-fashioned manner; "the room was quaintly furnished"
quaintness
1: the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing" 2: strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a cha...
quake
1: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {temblor}, {seism}] v 1: shake with fast, tre...
Quaker
1: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: {Friend}] 2: one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear [syn: {tr...
Quaker gun
1: a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood
Quakerism
1: the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry
Quakers
1: a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers [syn: {Religious Society of Friends}, {Society of Friends}]
quaking
1: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "...
quaking aspen
1: Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn: {European quaking aspen}, {Populus tremula}]
qualification
1: an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree";...
qualifier
1: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" 2: a content word that qualifies the meaning...
qualify
1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {measure up}] 2: pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" [ant: {disqu...
qualifying
1: referring to or qualifying another sentence element; "relative pronoun"; "relative clause" n 1: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: {modificat...
qualifying adjective
1: an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice') [syn: {descriptive adjective}]
qualitative
1: involving distinctions based on qualities; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" [ant: {quantitative}] 2: r...
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