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1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: {quinacrine}, {mepacrine}, {Atabrine}]

1: small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince bush}, {Cydonia oblonga}] 2: aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves

1: small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated [syn: {quince}, {Cydonia oblonga}]

1: of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" [syn: {quincentennial}] n : the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quincentennia...

1: of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" [syn: {quincentenary}] n : the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: {quincentenary}...

1: American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775) [syn: {Josiah Quincy}]

1: United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001) [syn: {W. V. Quine}, {Willard Van Orman Quine}]

1: cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias [syn: {quinidine}, {Quinora}]

1: cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias [syn: {Quinidex}, {Quinora}]

1: a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy

1: lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine [syn: {tonic}, {tonic water}]

1: large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning [syn: {chinook}, {chinook salmon}, {king salmon}, {Onchorynchus tshawtscha}]

1: any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes [syn: {benzoquinone}]

1: cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias [syn: {quinidine}, {Quinidex}]

1: the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) [syn: {Quinquagesima Sunday}]

1: the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) [syn: {Quinquagesima}]

1: of a leaf shape; having five leaflets

1: having five leaflets

{quinquennium}

1: a painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis [syn: {peritonsillar abscess}]

1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}] 2: one of five children born a...

1: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms 2: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: {hundredweight}, {cwt}, {short hundredweight}, {centner}, {cental}]

1: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies [syn: {ether}] 2: the purest and most concentrated essence of so...

1: representing the perfect example of a class or quality

1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: {quintette}] 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {f...

1: five performers or singers who perform together [syn: {quintet}] 2: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quintet}] 3: five people considered as a unit [syn: {quintet}, {fivesome...

1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

1: one part in a quintillion [syn: {one-quintillionth}]

1: (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies

1: having five units or components [syn: {fivefold}] v : increase fivefold; "The population of China quintupled"

1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five}, {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}] 2: one of five children born at the...

1: increasing by a factor of five

1: Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230) [syn: {Tertullian}]

1: a witty saying [syn: {epigram}] 2: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {crack}, {sally}] v : make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {gag}] [also: {quipping}, {quipped}]

{quip}

{quip}

1: calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records

1: hard heavy red wood of a quira tree [syn: {Panama redwood}] 2: any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber

1: a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

1: a strange attitude or habit [syn: {oddity}, {queerness}, {quirkiness}, {crotchet}] 2: a narrow groove beside a beading v : twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

1: beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates [syn: {bead and quirk}]

1: a molding having a small groove in it [syn: {quirk moulding}]

1: a molding having a small groove in it [syn: {quirk molding}]

1: a strange attitude or habit [syn: {oddity}, {queerness}, {quirk}, {crotchet}]

1: informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: {far-out}, {kinky}, {offbeat}, {way-out}]

1: whip with a leather thong at the end

1: grackles [syn: {genus Quiscalus}]

1: eastern United States grackle [syn: {purple grackle}]

1: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: {collaborator}, {collaborationist}]

1: act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: {collaboration}, {collaborationism}]

1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give up}, {lay off}] [ant: {continue}] 2: give up or retire from a position; "The Sec...

1: document transferring title or right or claim to another [syn: {quitclaim deed}] 2: act of transferring a title or right or claim to another

1: document transferring title or right or claim to another [syn: {quitclaim}]

1: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: {rather}] 2: to the greatest extent; completely; "you're quite right"; "she was quite alone"; "w...

1: of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an...

1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {bat...

1: of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an...

1: the capital of Ecuador [syn: {capital of Ecuador}]

1: on equal terms by payment or requital; "we're now quits"; "finally quits with the loan"

1: a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt 2: payment of a debt or obligation [syn: {repayment}]