| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| quica | noun | A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit. |
| quice | noun | See Queest. |
| quich | verb i. | To stir. |
| quick | superl. | Alive; living; animate; — opposed to dead or inanimate., Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly; agile; brisk; ready., Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick., Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper., Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen., Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick ear., Pregnant; with child., In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick., That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge., The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the quick, to taunt one to the quick; — used figuratively., Quitch grass., To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. |
| quiet | adjective | In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air., Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still., Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience., Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented., Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement., The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet., Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security., To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence., To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief., To become still, silent, or calm; — often with down; as, be soon quieted down. |
| quill | noun | One of the large feathers of a bird’s wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather., A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill., A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine., The pen of a squid. See Pen., The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments., The tube of a musical instrument., Something having the form of a quill, The fold or plain of a ruff., A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle., A hollow spindle., To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle., To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. |
| quilt | noun | Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover., To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat., To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material., To stitch or sew in lines or patterns. |
| quint | noun | A set or sequence of five, as in piquet., The interval of a fifth. |
| quipo | noun | Same as Quipu. |
| quipu | noun | A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events. |
| quire | noun | See Choir., To sing in concert., A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth of a ream. |
| quirk | noun | A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger., A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice., A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit., An irregular air; as, light quirks of music., A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; — sometimes written quink., A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. |
| quirl | noun & verb | See Querl. |
| quirt | noun | A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. |
| quish | noun | See Cuish. |
| quite | verb t. & i. | See Quit., Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken., To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably. |
| quits | interj. | See the Note under Quit, a. |