| quasi |
bearing a likeness to; resembling but not actual. |
| quasi- |
to some extent; somewhat. |
| quasi-stellar radio source |
see "quasar." |
| quassia |
a scarlet-flowered tropical American tree, the wood of which is used in making furniture. [2 definitions] |
| quaternary |
consisting of four, or grouped in fours. [4 definitions] |
| quatrain |
a group of four lines of verse, esp. one in which every other line rhymes. |
| quatrefoil |
a four-lobed leaf or flower, esp. in art. [2 definitions] |
| quattrocento |
the fifteenth century in Italian art and literature. |
| quaver |
to tremble or shake, as from exhaustion or illness. [6 definitions] |
| quay |
a pier, wharf, or other structure built along a shore for landing, loading, and unloading boats or ships. |
| qubit |
a fundamental unit of information in quantum computing that is equivalent to the binary bit used in traditional computing; quantum bit. Whereas the binary bit can only exist in two states (0 or 1), the qubit can exist in three states (0, 1, or 0 and 1 simultaneously). |
| queasy |
feeling nausea. [3 definitions] |
| Quebec |
an eastern Canadian province on the U.S. border between New Brunswick and Ontario. |
| Quebecois |
a French-speaking native of Quebec, or a descendant thereof. |
| Quechua |
a member of a South American Indian people once dominant in the former Inca empire. [2 definitions] |
| queen |
a female ruler or monarch. [5 definitions] |
| Queen Anne's lace |
a common weed related to the carrot that bears large, lacy umbels of tiny white flowers. |
| queen consort |
a reigning king's wife. |
| queen dowager |
a king's widow. |
| queenly |
befitting or like a queen. [2 definitions] |
| queen mother |
a queen dowager who is the mother of a reigning king or queen. |