Queer, a. Odd, strange, singular, droll, whimsical, quaint, curious, fantastic, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique.
Queest, n. Cushat, ring-dove, European wood pigeon (Columba palumbus).
Quell, v. a.
- 1. Subdue, suppress, crush, overcome, put down, overpower.
- 2. Repress, restrain, check, smother, stifle, extinguish, quench, curb, bridle, lay, rein in.
- 3. Quiet, calm, still, compose, lull, hush, tranquillize, pacify, allay, reduce to peace, subdue.
- 4. Moderate, assuage, mitigate, allay, appease, alleviate, mollify, soften, dull, soothe, blunt, deaden.
Quench, v. a.
- 1. Extinguish, put out.
- 2. Destroy, still, stifle, repress, check, suppress, put an end to.
- 3. Allay, shake, cool, extinguish.
Quenchless, a. Inextinguishable, unquenchable, irrepressible.
Querimonious, a. See Querulous.
Querist, n. Inquirer, interrogator, investigator, questioner.
Querulous, a. Complaining, murmuring, querimonious, petulant, peevish, cross, dissatisfied, discontented, fault-finding, bewailing, lamenting, whining, mourning, fretful.
Query, n. Question, inquiry, interrogatory.
Query, v. n. Make inquiry, ask questions.
Query, v. a.
- 1. Question, inquire, ask.
- 2. Doubt, dispute, hesitate to believe, consider questionable.
Quest, n.
- 1. Search.