quassia
1: a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma 2: handsome South American shrub or small tree having ...
Quassia amara
1: handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark [syn: {quassia},...
quassia family
1: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit [syn: {Simaroubaceae}, {family Simaroubaceae}]
quat
1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: {kat}, {khat}, {q...
quatercentenary
1: the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quatercentennial}]
quatercentennial
1: the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quatercentenary}]
quatern
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
quaternary
1: consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound" [syn: {quaternate}] 2: coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time o...
quaternary ammonium compound
1: a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups; used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs
quaternate
1: consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound" [syn: {quaternary}]
quaternion
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
quaternity
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quartet}, {quadruplet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
quattrocento
1: the 15th century in Italian art and literature
quaver
1: a tremulous sound 2: a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note [syn: {eighth note}] v 1: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: {waver}] 2: si...
quavering
1: (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice" [syn: {tremulous}]
quaveringly
1: in an unsteady quavering manner; "the man began quaveringly to question the soldier"
quay
1: wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
queasily
1: in a queasy manner; "`Do I have to remove the liver,' the medical student asked queasily"
queasiness
1: a mild state of nausea [syn: {squeamishness}, {qualm}]
queasy
1: feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: {nauseated}, {sick}, {sickish}] [also: {queasiest}, {queasier}]
Quebec
1: the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River [syn: {Quebec City}] 2: the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was los...
Quebec City
1: the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River [syn: {Quebec}]
Quebecois
1: of or relating to Quebec (especially to the French speaking inhabitants or their culture) n : a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French)
Quechua
1: a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire [syn: {Kechua}] 2: the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechuan...
Quechuan
1: of or relating to the Quechua people or their language [syn: {Kechuan}] n : the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan language}, {Kechua}, {Kechuan}]
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Quechuan language
1: the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas [syn: {Quechua}, {Quechuan}, {Kechua}, {Kechuan}]
queen
1: the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs 2: a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen regnant}, {female monarch}] [ant: {kin...
Queen Anne's lace
1: a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots [syn: {wild carrot}, {Daucus carota}]
queen it over
1: act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students" [syn: {lord it over}, {put on airs}, {act superior}]
Queen Maud Land
1: a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway
queen mother
1: a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign
queen of the May
1: the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival [syn: {May queen}]
queen of the night
1: tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits [syn: {Selenicereus grandiflorus}]
queen regent
1: a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot
queen regnant
1: a female sovereign ruler [syn: {queen}, {female monarch}] [ant: {king}, {king}]
queen triggerfish
1: tropical Atlantic fish [syn: {Bessy cerca}, {oldwench}, {oldwife}, {Balistes vetula}]
Queen Victoria
1: queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) [syn: {Victoria}]
Queen's Counsel
1: Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen
Queen's crape myrtle
1: native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers [syn: {pride-of-India}, {Lagerstroemia speciosa}]
queen's cup
1: plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana [syn: {bride's bonnet}, {Clintonia uniflora}]
queen-size
1: (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed" [syn: {queen-sized}]
queen-sized
1: (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed" [syn: {queen-size}]
queenfish
1: silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters [syn: {white croaker}, {Seriphus politus}]
queenlike
1: having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" [syn: {queenly}]
queenly
1: having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women" [syn: {queenlike}] [also: {queenliest}, {queenlier}...
Queens
1: a borough of New York City
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