Quarters, n. pl.
- 1. Stations, posts, cantonments.
- 2. Lodging, dwelling, abode, habitation, shelter, entertainment, temporary residence.
Quartz, n. Silex, silica.
Quartzite, n. Quartz-rock.
Quash, v. a.
- 1. Crush, beat to pieces.
- 2. Crush, subdue, quell, repress, suppress, extinguish, put down.
- 3. (Law.) Annul, nullify, overthrow, cancel, make void, abate.
Quasi. [L.] Apparently, as if, as though, as it were, in a certain sense, to a certain extent, in a manner.
Quassation, n. Concussion, shaking.
Quaternary, a. Four, fourfold, consisting of four.
Quateron, n. Quadroon.
Quaver, v. n. Tremble, shake, quiver, vibrate.
Quaver, n. (Mus.)
- 1. Shake.
- 2. Eighth-note, eighth of a semibreve, quarter of a minim, half of a crotchet.
Quay, n. Wharf, artificial bank, landing-place.
Queachy, a. Shaking, yielding, trembling, moving.
Quean, n. Jade, hussy, base woman, sorry wench.
Queasy, a.
- 1. Qualmish, sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit, nauseated.
- 2. Fastidious, squeamish, difficult, over-nice, delicate.