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Q — Quack to Quotidian (Part 13 of 13)

Quiver, v. n.

    1. Quake, shake.
    2. Tremble, play, be agitated.
    3. Tremble, shudder, shiver.

Quiver, n. Trembling, tremulous motion, shake, shudder, shiver.

Quixotic, a. Visionary, imaginary, wild, mad, fanciful, freakish, Utopian, chimerical, fantastic, fantastical, absurdly romantic.

Quiz, n.

    1. Puzzle (by way of sport), enigma, riddle, knotty question, hoax, joke, jest.
    2. Odd fellow, joker, jester.

Quiz, v. a.

    1. Puzzle (for sport), ridicule, banter, hoax, run upon, make fun of, make sport of.
    2. Stare at (in mockery), peer at.

Quo ad hoc. [L.] As to this, as far as this is concerned.

Quo animo. [L.] Animus, design, motive.

Quondam, a. [L.] Former, late, old-time, in former times, past, ci-devant.

Quota, n. Portion, share, contingent, proportion, proportional part.

Quotation, n. Citation, extract.

Quote, v. a. Cite, adduce, name, repeat.

Quoth, v. n. Said, spoke.

Quotha, interj. Indeed, forsooth.

Quotidian, a. Daily, diurnal.

Quotidian, n. (Med. Quotidian fever.