Words beginning with Q

The total amount of something; quantity.

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A period of 40 days, particularly

present participle and gerund of quarantine

A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).

Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.

Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly.

A group of four people or things, particularly

Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.

The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.

Of fourth rank or order.

plural of quatrain

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A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

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Alternative letter-case form of Quebec from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecu…

An emission of air from the vagina, especially when audible; vaginal flatulence.

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plural of queen

Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumpt…

United States filmmaker (born in 1963)

A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.

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plural of query

Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.

A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).

A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted…