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qadar(Islam) Divine intervention in the affairs of humans; fate, predestination.qalandarA wandering ascetic Sufi dervish.qantarAlternative spelling of kantar.qasrA palace or castle in Middle Eastern countries.qindarAlternative spelling of qintar.qintar(plural: qindarka or qintars) An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.qobar(rare) A dry fog or dry haze, chiefly of the upper Nile but rarely also elsewhere, which has a brownish-yellow color when slight (sometimes only perceptible from a distance) and darker yellow-grey color when thicker (sometimes obscuring the landscape and blotting out the stars).qsarAlternative form of ksar.qtrAbbreviation of quarter.quackbuster(informal) A person or agency that seeks to expose and discredit quackery.quackerOne who quacks.quacksalver(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.quackster(rare) A quack or charlatan.quacktitioner(humorous) A medical, or other, practitioner of dubious merit.quadcopterA rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.quadderOne who rides a quad bike.quader(archaic) To quadrate.quadrangularHaving the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.quadratojugularA bone found in some reptiles, amphibians, and birds in front of the quadrate at the base of the temporal fossa.quadratomandibular(anatomy) Relating to the quadrate bone and the mandible.quadricapsular(botany) Having four capsulesquadricellularHaving four cells.quadricolorHaving four colors.quadricolourAlternative spelling of quadricolor.quadrifilarHaving four wires, threads or filaments.quadriglandularHaving or relating to four glands.quadrilaminarHaving four layers.quadrilaterquadrilateralquadrilinear(geometry) Having, or bounded by, four lines.quadrillerOne who dances the quadrille.quadrilobularHaving four lobules.quadrilocularHaving four cells or compartments.quadrimer(rare) tetramerquadrimesterA period of four months or about four months.quadrimolecular(chemistry) Involving four moleculesquadriplanarComposed of, or relating to, four planes.quadripolarHaving or involving four poles.quadrisector(geometry) A line or curve that quadrisects something.quadritubercularHaving four tubercles or cuspsquadrivalvularHaving or pertaining to four valves.quadrivector(physics) Synonym of four-vector.quadromerAlternative form of quadrimer.quadropolarAlternative spelling of quadrupolar.quadrumvirSynonym of quattuorvir.quadruplator(historical) In Ancient Rome, a public informer who received a fourth part.quadrupolarOf or pertaining to a quadrupolequaestor(historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.quafferOne who quaffs.quahogger(US) A person who harvests quahogs.quailerOne who hunts quail.quaintercomparative form of quaint: more quaintquaker(entomology) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops.qualificatorAn officer who examines and prepares causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.qualifierOne who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.qualimeter(obsolete) A device once used to estimate the hardness of X-raysquanderTo ponder or wonder about.quanterOne who propels a vessel with a quant pole.quantifier(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.quantimeterA device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.quantiserAlternative form of quantizer.quantizerAn electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital responsequantometerA device for performing spectrographic analysis.quar(transitive) To choke or block (typically a river).quarantinerOne who quarantines.quarenderAlternative form of quarrender (“type of apple”).quarrelerOne who quarrels or is disposed to do so. An arguer or disputer.quarrellerAlternative spelling of quarreler.quarrender(UK, dialect) A kind of red apple.quarrierSomebody who works in a quarry.quarrymasterThe person in charge of a quarry.quarteer(obsolete) Synonym of quartermaster.quarterA fourth part of something.quarterdecker(nautical) A ship that has a quarterdeck; an officer who serves on a quarterdeckquarterer(historical) One of a group of agricultural workers who were entitled to keep a quarter of the harvest as payment, yielding up the rest to their lord.quartermaster(ambitransitive) To act as a quartermaster.quartermilerAlternative form of quarter-miler.quarterpounderAlternative form of quarter-pounder.quartierA quarter or district of an urban settlement in France.quartumvirAlternative form of quattuorvir.quasar(astronomy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.quasherOne who quashes.quasicircularAlmost, but not quite circular.quasidisorder(mathematics) The condition of an apparently disordered system that has an underlying order.quasienantiomer(chemistry) Either of a pair of compounds, one of which is a derivative of the enantiomer of the other (and has very similar chemical and physical properties).quasihemidemisemiquaver(music, principally UK) A note having a time value half as long as a hemidemisemiquaver or 64th note; a 128th note.quasilinearVery nearly linear.quasimodular(mathematics) Being the holomorphic part of an almost holomorphic modular form.quasimolecular(physics) Having some characteristics of a molecule; relating to a quasimoleculequasiorder(set theory) A preorder.quasiperpendicular(mathematics) Partially perpendicular.quasiplanarHaving some characteristics of a planar system or devicequasiquoter(computing) A software mechanism that quasiquotes.quasiregularHaving some regular characteristics.quasistar(astronomy, cosmology) A theoretical early universe object, with the outer layers of a star and a black hole for a stellar core. Theorized to be born of an ultramassive pre-stellar nebula collapse to an ultramassive protostar, and later birthing an intermediate mass black hole when the star's life ends.quasistellarSimilar to a star.quasitriangular(mathematics) Exhibiting quasitriangularity.quasitripolarApparently or functionally tripolar (but typically dipolar)quasitubularHaving some characteristics of a tubular system or device.quaterpolymerA copolymer derived from four species of monomer.quattuorvir(historical) A member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.quatuor(music) A quartet.quatuorvirMisspelling of quattuorvir.quaverA trembling shake.quavererOne who quavers.quaymasterA harbourmaster in charge of a quayquaysiderOne who lives or works on a quayside.queasiercomparative form of queasy: more queasyqueaziercomparative form of queazy: more queazyqueefer(slang, vulgar) Someone who queefs.queenerOne who queens (in various senses).queenliercomparative form of queenly: more queenlyqueenmakerSomeone who has strong influence over the choice of a female leader.queer(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Homosexual.queerdarThe supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is queer by observing that person.queerercomparative form of queer: more queer.quellerOne who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.quencherSomething that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)querierOne who, or that which, queries.questerA person engaged in a quest.questionerA person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.questionmasterAlternative form of question-master.questmonger(archaic, derogatory) One who encourages petty lawsuits.questorAlternative spelling of quaestor.quettameterUS spelling of quettametre.queuerOne who queues; a person waiting in line.quhairObsolete spelling of where.quharObsolete spelling of where.quhatsoever(especially Scotland) Obsolete spelling of whatsoever.quherObsolete spelling of where.quibblerSomebody who quibbles.quickenerOne who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.quickercomparative form of quick: more quickquicklier(rare, literary, dated) More quickly; with greater rapidity.quickshifter(automotive) A device that eliminates the need to use the clutch or throttle when shifting gears on a manual transmission.quicksilverThe metal mercury.quickwater(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.quidderA horse with a dental defect that cannot masticate hay, but rejects it rolled up like a quid of tobacco.quiddler(archaic) A waster of time; an idler or dawdler.quietenerOne who, or that which, quietens.quietercomparative form of quiet: more quietquillerOne who works with a quill.quilterA person whose hobby or profession is making quilts.quiltmakerA maker of quilts.quincolorHaving five colors.quindecemvir(historical) Alternative form of quindecimvir.quindecimvir(historical) Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.quiner(philosophy) One who quines.quinquangularHaving five angles or corners.quinquecapsular(botany) Having five capsules.quinquelocularHaving five cells or compartments.quinquetubercularHaving five tubercles or cuspsquinquevalvularAlternative form of quinquevalve.quinquevirOne of five commissioners appointed for some special object.quintarAlternative form of qintar.quipperOne who quips; a jester.quipstera person who makes quips; a jokerquiristerAlternative form of chorister.quirristerObsolete spelling of quirister.quislerSynonym of quisling.quisserAlternative form of cuisser: synonym of cuisse (“thigh-armor”).quitter(now rare outside Jamaica) Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.quittorA chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone.quiver(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.quivererOne who quivers.quizmasterA person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.quizzerA person who quizzes or asks questions.quockerwodger(figurative, slang) A person whose actions are controlled by someone else; a puppet.quoiterOne who plays the game of quoits.quotemaster(rare, informal) An expert in quotations.quoterSomeone who quotes.quregister(quantum computing) The equivalent of a register in a quantum computing system.