English words starting with q

Meanings of Q:

noun

The seventeenth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

I encountered some difficulty when required to pronounce the letter q.

abbreviation

Quarter (used to refer to a specified quarter of the financial year).

Usage examples:

We expect to have an exceptional q4

Electric charge.

Meanings of Qadi:

noun

(in islamic countries) a judge.

Usage examples:

Customary law and muslim law are carried out by the cadis in matters of personal rights and inherit…

Meanings of Qanat:

noun

(in the middle east) a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.

Usage examples:

Any failure of the qanats could lead to the death of the entire village.

Meanings of Qanats:

noun

(in the middle east) a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.

Usage examples:

Any failure of the qanats could lead to the death of the entire village.

Meanings of Qasida:

noun

A classical arabic or persian monorhyme poem in uniform metre, consisting of ten or more distichs set in a usually tripartite episodic structure, frequently with a panegyric or elegiac theme.

Meanings of Qasidas:

noun

A classical arabic or persian monorhyme poem in uniform metre, consisting of ten or more distichs set in a usually tripartite episodic structure, frequently with a panegyric or elegiac theme.

Meanings of Qat:

noun

The leaves of an arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion) as a stimulant.

Usage examples:

Knowledgeable users maintain that chewing khat has more in common with coffee than cocaine.

Meanings of Qats:

noun

The leaves of an arabian shrub, which are chewed (or drunk as an infusion) as a stimulant.

Usage examples:

Knowledgeable users maintain that chewing khat has more in common with coffee than cocaine.

Meanings of Qc:

noun

Abbreviation for quality control

Usage examples:

Helena kennedy qc, an eminent qc

Meanings of Qe:

abbreviation

Quantitative easing.

Usage examples:

This is because qe should lead to a fall in gilt yields, which in turn will force down the rate at …

Meanings of Qed:

abbreviation

Quantum electrodynamics.

exclamation

Used to convey that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of one's theory or claim, especially to mark the conclusion of a formal proof.

Meanings of Qi:

noun

In chinese traditional medicine, the life force

Meanings of Qiana:

noun

A nylon fibre used for fabrics; a synthetic fabric with a silky texture made of this fibre.

adjective

Consisting or made of qiana.

Meanings of Qibla:

noun

The direction of the kaaba (the sacred building at mecca), to which muslims turn at prayer.

Usage examples:

But for a muslim who is thousands of miles from mecca, finding the right direction to pray - the qi…

Meanings of Qindar:

noun

A former monetary unit of albania, equivalent to one-hundredth of a gold franc. in later use also: = "qindarka".

Meanings of Qindarka:

noun

A monetary unit of albania, equal to one hundredth of a lek.

Usage examples:

Among the people of the scripture is he who, if entrusted with a qintar (a great amount of wealth),…

Meanings of Qindars:

noun

A former monetary unit of albania, equivalent to one-hundredth of a gold franc. in later use also: = "qindarka".

Meanings of Qintar:

noun

A monetary unit of albania, equal to one hundredth of a lek.

Usage examples:

Among the people of the scripture is he who, if entrusted with a qintar (a great amount of wealth),…

Meanings of Qintars:

noun

A monetary unit of albania, equal to one hundredth of a lek.

Usage examples:

Among the people of the scripture is he who, if entrusted with a qintar (a great amount of wealth),…

Meanings of Qm:

abbreviation

Quartermaster.

Meanings of Qr:

abbreviation

Quarter(s).

Meanings of Qs:

noun

The seventeenth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

I encountered some difficulty when required to pronounce the letter q.

abbreviation

Quarter (used to refer to a specified quarter of the financial year)

Usage examples:

We expect to have an exceptional q4

Electric charge.

Meanings of Qt:

abbreviation

Quart(s).

noun

Abbreviation for quart

Written abbreviation for quart

Meanings of Qtr:

noun

Quarter; specifically (in early use) = "quarter".

Meanings of Qts:

abbreviation

Quart(s).

noun

Abbreviation for quart

Written abbreviation for quart