Quercus prinoides
1: deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets [syn: {dwarf chinkapin oak}, {dwarf chinquapin oak}, {dwarf oak}]
Quercus prinus
1: medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats [syn: {basket oak}, {cow oak}, {Quercus montana}]
Quercus robur
1: medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood [syn: {common oak}, {English oak}, {pedunculate oak}]
Quercus rubra
1: large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that o...
Quercus sessiliflora
1: deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood [syn: {durmast}, {Quercus petraea}]
Quercus shumardii
1: large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large 7- to 9-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood [syn: {Shumard oak}, {Shumard red oak}]
Quercus stellata
1: small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts [syn: {post oak}, {box white o...
Quercus suber
1: medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork [syn: {cork oak}]
Quercus texana
1: small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma [syn: {Spanish oak}]
Quercus vaccinifolia
1: a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry [syn: {huckleberry oak}]
Quercus variabilis
1: medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark [syn: {Chinese cork oak}]
Quercus velutina
1: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [sy...
Quercus virginiana
1: medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbu...
Quercus wislizenii
1: medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the cha...
Quercus wizlizenii
1: medium-small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the cha...
querier
1: someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {questioner}, {asker}]
quern
1: a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
querulous
1: habitually complaining; "a whining child" [syn: {fretful}, {whiney}, {whining(a)}, {whiny}]
querulously
1: in a peevish manner [syn: {peevishly}, {fractiously}]
query
1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}] v : ...
query language
1: a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed [syn: {command language}, {search language}]
quest
1: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: {pursuit}, {pursuance}] 2: the act of searchi...
quest after
1: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {quest for}, {go after}, {pursue}]
quest for
1: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: {go after}, {quest after}, {pursue}]
quester
1: someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: {seeker}, {searcher}]
question
1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: {inquiry}, {enquiry}, {query}, {interrogation}] [ant: {answer}] 2: the ...
question mark
1: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question [syn: {interrogation point}]
question master
1: the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game [syn: {quizmaster}]
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question of fact
1: a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide [syn: {matter of fact}]
question of law
1: a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide [syn: {matter of law}]
question sheet
1: a written examination [syn: {test paper}, {examination paper}, {exam paper}]
question time
1: a period during a parliamentary session when members of Parliament may ask questions of the ministers
questionable
1: subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" [ant: {unquestionable}] 2: able to be refuted [syn: {refutable}, {confutable}, {confutative...
questionably
1: in a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired" [syn: {dubiously}]
questioner
1: someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {querier}, {asker}]
questioning
1: perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" [syn: {quizzical}] 2: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical list...
questioningly
1: in a curious and questioning manner; "they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions" [syn: {wonderingly}] 2: in a quizzical and questioning manner; "they looked quizzic...
questionnaire
1: a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
quetch
1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: {complain}, {kick}, {plain}, {sound off}, {kvetch}] [ant: {cheer}]
quetzal
1: the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos 2: large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage [syn: {quetzal bird}]
quetzal bird
1: large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage [syn: {quetzal}]
Quetzalcoatl
1: an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
queue
1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn: {waiting line}] 2: (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted 3: a braid of hair at the...
queue up
1: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" [syn: {line up}, {queue}]
qui vive
1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn: {alert}]
quiaquia
1: small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: {round scad}, {cigarfish}, {Decapterus punctatus}]
quibble
1: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections [syn: {quiddity}, {cavil}] v 1: evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections 2: ar...
quibbler
1: a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections [syn: {caviller}, {caviler}, {pettifogger}]
quibbling
1: quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging l...
Quiche
1: a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala 2: a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables) 3: the Mayan lan...
quick
1: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right...
quick assets
1: assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) [syn: {liquid assets}]
quick bread
1: breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
quick buck
1: quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" [syn: {fast buck}]
quick fix
1: hurried repair [syn: {band aid}, {quickie}, {quicky}]
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