Words Starting with Letter 'Q'

A formal word used to describe someone or something acting in a specific role or character capacity.

An unhatched bird inside its shell, or something that is very small and still unfinished.

The loud, raspy sound that a duck makes when it is swimming on a pond or walking in the grass.

To choke, gasp for breath, or suffocate when something gets stuck in your throat.

An open grassy courtyard with buildings all around it, often found at a school or college.

A square panel, block, or border used to decorate a building or piece of furniture.

A small square frame used by scientists to count plants or animals in a specific area.

Relating to a mathematical equation where the highest power of the variable is two.

To drink a beverage very deeply and quickly, usually when you are extremely thirsty.

Someone who drinks a beverage heartily and quickly.

A wet, soggy patch of ground that squishes and shakes under your boots like jelly.

An extinct animal related to the zebra that had stripes only on the front part of its body.

Soft and swampy, like ground that shakes when you walk on it.

A large, edible clam that lives in the ocean sand along the eastern coast of North America and has a hard shell.

A small, plump bird that spends most of its time walking and nesting on the ground.

Feeling afraid and shrinking back or shaking in fear when faced with something difficult.

Attractively unusual or charmingly old-fashioned, like a tiny stone cottage with a thatched roof.

To shake or tremble suddenly, like the ground moving during an earthquake or when you are very cold.

A member of a Christian religious group known for peacefulness, also called the Religious Society of Friends.

The practices of a medical fake who pretends to cure diseases but cannot.

Shaking or trembling all over, usually because you feel very scared or cold.

Feeling shaky, trembling, or moving unsteadily like soft ground under your feet.

To pass a test or meet all the rules so you can enter a contest or do a special job.

How good or well-made something is, like a sturdy toy that does not break easily.

A little feeling of doubt or worry about whether something is right.

A special type of flat metal tool with a rough surface used by metalworkers to shape metal.

A long wooden pole used by a person on a flat boat to push against the river bottom and move forward.

A special kind of math expression in algebra where all the terms have the same degree.

A tiny, indivisible packet of energy or matter studied by scientists who look at how the universe works.

An old historical word for a type of heavy paving stone, quarry tile, or brick.

An argument or disagreement with someone.

A place where large amounts of stone, rock, or slate are dug out of the ground.

A standard unit used for measuring liquids, which is equal to holding four standard drinking cups of milk or juice.

Happening every fourth day, often used to describe a type of fever.

One of four equal parts of something, like cutting a round pizza into four equal slices.

A musical group of four people playing instruments or singing together, or a piece of music written for them.

In math, relating to the number four or an equation with a power of four.

A book size made by folding a large sheet of paper twice to form four smaller pages.

A very hard, shiny mineral found all over the earth that looks like clear or colorful glass and is used to make clocks and jewelry.

To put an absolute end to something completely, like crushing a bad plan or stopping a rumor.

A historical term used in the Caribbean for a person forced into slavery.

Being something partly, or acting almost like the real thing without actually being it.

A tropical tree with wood that tastes extremely bitter and is sometimes used to make medicines.

A very bitter substance taken from the wood of a tropical tree.

An old-fashioned word for an annoying, unimportant person or a small pimple on the skin.

The number four, specifically when shown on dice or playing cards.

A musical group of four people playing different instruments or singing together.

To quave means to shake, tremble, or quiver rapidly, like jelly sitting on a moving plate.

To shake or tremble, especially when describing a person's voice because they are nervous or scared.

A stone wall built along the edge of the water where ships load and unload.

A thick, tangled growth of bushes, shrubs, or trees in the woods.

Wet, soft, and muddy under your shoes, just like walking through a squishy swamp or marsh.

Quean is an old-fashioned, sometimes rude word used long ago to describe a bold, cheeky, or ill-behaved woman.

Feeling sick to your stomach, like you might throw up after riding a spinning carnival ride.

A powerful woman who rules a country, often wearing a shiny crown and living in a giant castle.

Acting or looking very graceful and elegant, just like a real queen ruling over her royal kingdom.

Feeling or looking quite strange, odd, or unusual compared to what is normally expected.

Doing something in a strange, unusual, or very odd way that makes people take notice.

Another name for the ringdove, which is a kind of wild pigeon with gray feathers and a white neck ring.

A small traditional drinking cup or bowl, which is usually carved out of wood.