Discover a variety of intriguing words that start with the letter “Q” and enhance your vocabulary right away.
- Quack- a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- Quad- a rectangular area surrounded by buildings.
- Quaff- to drink a beverage, especially an alcoholic one, heartily.
- Quagmire- a soft boggy area of land or a complex situation hard to escape.
- Quail- to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger.
- Quaint- attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
- Qualify- to be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
- Qualm- an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear.
- Quandary- a state of perplexity or uncertainty.
- Quantify- to express or measure the quantity of.
- Quarantine- a state of isolation to prevent the spread of disease.
- Quarry- a place from which stone is mined.
- Quarter- one-fourth of something; also a locality or group.
- Quash- to reject or void, especially by legal procedure.
- Quasi- seemingly; apparently but not really.
- Quaver- to shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
- Quay- a stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
- Queasy- feeling nausea; sick.
- Queen- the female ruler of an independent state.
- Quell- to put an end to, typically by the use of force.
- Quench- to satisfy (thirst) by drinking; or to extinguish (fire).
- Query- a question, especially one addressed to an official or organization.
- Quest- a long or arduous search for something.
- Queue- a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn.
- Quibble- a slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter.
- Quick- moving fast or able to move fast.
- Quicken- to make or become faster; to stimulate.
- Quiet- making little or no noise.
- Quilt- a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric.
- Quinary- relating to or denoting the number five.
- Quip- a witty remark.
- Quirk- a peculiar behavioral habit.
- Quiver- to tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.
- Quixotic- exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
- Quiz- a test of knowledge, especially as a competition.
- Quota- a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things.
- Quotation- a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author.
- Quote- to repeat a group of words from a text or speech.
- Quorum- the minimum number of members of an assembly necessary to conduct the business of that group.
- Quota- a prescribed number or share.
- Quotidian- of or occurring every day; daily.
- Quaternion- in mathematics, a complex number system.
- Queer- strange; odd.
- Quenchless- unquenchable; not capable of being satisfied.
- Quiescent- in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
- Quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
- Quixotism- impracticality in pursuit of ideals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
- Quibble- an instance of using ambiguous, prevaricative, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- Quinary- consisting of five things or divided into fives.
- Quaggy- resembling a quagmire; marshy or boggy.
- Quadrate- to square; having four angles and four sides.
- Quaffer- one who quaffs or drinks heartily.
- Qualitative- pertaining to or concerning quality.
- Quantal- of or relating to a quantum; in discrete, indivisible units.
- Quartile- each of four equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.
- Quaternity- a group or set of four; the state of being fourfold.
- Querulous- complaining in a petulant or whining manner.
- Queue- jump – to skip ahead in a queue without waiting one’s turn.
- Quicksilver- another name for mercury, a heavy silvery element that is liquid at room temperature.
- Quintal- a historical unit of weight equal to 100 kg.
- Quintuple- increase or make five times as much or as many.
- Quorate- having the number of members necessary to conduct business.
- Querying- the act of asking questions or making inquiries.
- Quinine- a bitter compound used to treat malaria and other fevers.
- Quisling- a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.
- Quota- bound – restricted or limited by quotas.
- Quoit- a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg.
- Quondam- former; erstwhile.
- Quotable- suitable for or worthy of quoting.
- Quadrant- each of four quarters of a circle.
- Quadriplegic- a person paralyzed in both arms and both legs.
- Quantum- a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.
- Quart- a unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; approximately 1.136 liters in the UK, or 0.946 liters in the US.
- Quipster- a person who makes quips; a witty or funny person.
- Quotationist- someone who often quotes others.
- Quixotry- visionary or impractical pursuits.
- Quartet- a group of four performers or musicians playing together.
- Quarterfinal- one of the four matches in the quarterfinal round of a tournament.
- Quackery- the methods and practices of quacks.
- Quainter- more quaint or unusually attractive and charming.
- Quencher- someone or something that quenches.
- Quiverful- a case for holding arrows.
- Quarryman- a person who works in or manages a quarry.
- Quarterage- a fee or payment made quarterly.
- Quarreller- someone who is prone to or engaged in quarrels.
- Queenly- resembling, suitable to, or typical of a queen.
- Quizzical- (of a person’s expression or behavior) indicating mild or amused puzzlement.
- Quickstep- a fast, lively dance.
- Quailish- resembling or characteristic of a quail.
- Quickset- set or grown quickly; indicating a hedge made from cuttings of thorn or other fast-growing bush.
- Quagswag- to shake to and fro.
- Queasily- in a way that causes nausea or uneasiness.
- Quinsy- a peritonsillar abscess.
- Quashing- the action of suppressing or squashing.
- Quidnunc- a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.
- Quatrain- a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.
- Quadraphonic- of or using four channels for sound reproduction.
- Quatrefoil- a design or structure resembling four overlapping circles or rings.
- Quaffable- easy to drink; drinkable.
- Quincentennial- pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years.