| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| quickbeam | noun | See Quicken tree. |
| quickened | imp. & past participle | of Quicken |
| quickener | noun | One who, or that which, quickens. |
| quicklime | adjective | Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; — so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2. |
| quickness | noun | The condition or quality of being quick or living; life., Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit., Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility., Sharpness; pungency of taste. |
| quicksand | noun | Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it. |
| quickstep | noun | A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing. |
| quickwork | noun | All the submerged section of a vessel’s planking., The planking between the spirketing and the clamps., The short planks between the portholes. |