5 Letter Words That Start With QU

quell

Verb : (transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.

Verb : (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.

Noun : A subduing.

query

Noun : A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).

Noun : (computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.

Verb : (transitive) To ask, inquire.

quest

Noun : A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

Noun : The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.

Noun : (video games, roleplaying games) A task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward or advance the story.

queer

Adjective : (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

Adjective : (loosely) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.

Adjective : (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Homosexual.

quash

Verb : To defeat decisively, to suppress.

Verb : (law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

Verb : (obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.

quiet

Adjective : With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

Adjective : Having little motion or activity; calm.

Adjective : Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

quail

Noun : Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

Noun : (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

Verb : (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.

qualm

Noun : A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.

Noun : A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.

Noun : (now chiefly in the negative) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.

quiff

Noun : (UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.

Verb : (UK) To arrange (the hair) in such a manner.

Noun : (slang) A young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.

quake

Noun : An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.

Noun : A trembling or shaking.

Verb : (intransitive) To tremble or shake.

queen

Noun : A female monarch.

Noun : The wife, consort, or widow of a king.

Noun : A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.

quean

Noun : (Scotland) A young woman, a girl; a daughter.

Noun : (archaic) A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.

quire

Noun : One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.

Noun : (bookbinding) A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.

Noun : A book, poem, or pamphlet.

quirk

Noun : An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

Verb : To alter in a unique and unusual way.

Verb : (ambitransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk.

quaff

Verb : To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.

Noun : The act of quaffing; a deep draught.

Noun : Misspelling of coif. [A hairdo.]

queue

Noun : (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, less common in North America) A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on), and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).

Noun : A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

Verb : (intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.

quoin

Noun : Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.

Noun : The keystone of an arch.

Verb : (transitive) To wedge or steady with quoins.

quite

Verb : To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

Verb : To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.

Verb : With verbs, especially past participles.

quasi

Adjective : Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.

quick

Adjective : Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.

Adjective : Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.

Adjective : Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.

queme

Verb : (obsolete) To please, to satisfy.

quint

Noun : (firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.

Noun : (music) An interval of one fifth.

Noun : (card games) In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker

quale

Noun : (philosophy) An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.

Noun : A surname.

quave

Noun : A shaking; trembling.

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To quiver or tremble.

Noun : A surname from Spanish.

querk

Verb : (intransitive) To grunt, croak, squeal; to moan, complain; to sigh, huff; to emit a breath forcibly, as after great exertion.

Verb : (transitive) To throttle; choke; stifle; suffocate.

Verb : (dialectal, intransitive) To die.

quote

Noun : A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

Verb : (transitive) To repeat (the exact words of a person).

Noun : A summary of work to be done with a set price; a quotation.

quips

Noun : A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.

Verb : (intransitive) To make a quip.

Verb : (transitive) To taunt; to mock with quips.

quart

Noun : A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

Noun : (card games) Four successive cards of the same suit.

Noun : (fencing) The fourth defensive position; quarte.

quack

Noun : The sound made by a duck.

Verb : To make a noise like a duck.

Noun : (derogatory) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients

quill

Noun : A pen made from a feather.

Noun : (by extension) Any pen.

Noun : The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.

quilt

Noun : A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

Noun : (figurative) Something composed of a variety of stitched-together parts; a patchwork.

Verb : To construct a quilt.

quant

Noun : (uncountable) Quantitative analysis or research.

Noun : (finance, countable) A quantitative analyst.

Verb : (transitive or intransitive) To propel using a quant.

quawk

Noun : The harsh call of this or other birds.

Verb : Of birds, to give loud, harsh vocalisations.

Noun : (US) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.

queef

Noun : (vulgar, slang) An emission of air from the vagina, especially when audible; vaginal flatulence.

Verb : (vulgar, intransitive, slang) To produce an emission of air from the vagina.

Noun : (vulgar, slang) A contemptible person.

queek

Noun : A vocal sound produced by certain birds.

Verb : To produce this sound.

quota

Noun : A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.

Noun : A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

Noun : (business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

quark

Noun : (particle physics) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.

Noun : A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.

Noun : (slang) A nonsense, trivial text string.

quoit

Noun : A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.

Noun : A ring of rubber or rope similarly used in the game of deck-quoits.

Verb : (intransitive) To play quoits.

quine

Noun : (computing) A program that produces its own source code as output.

Verb : To append (a text) to a quotation of itself.

Verb : (philosophy) To deny the existence or significance of (something obviously real or important).

quaky

Adjective : Inclined to quake; tremulous.

Noun : Synonym of quaking aspen (“Populus tremuloides”).

quass

Verb : (obsolete) to drink deeply; to quaff.

Noun : Alternative spelling of kvass. [A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs.]

quoth

Verb : (defective, modal, auxiliary, nonstandard, archaic) To say.

querl

Noun : A twist; curl.

Verb : (transitive) To twirl; turn or wind around; coil.

quarl

Noun : A fire-resistant channel for a burner in a boiler or furnace.

Noun : (archaic) A medusa or jellyfish.

queak

Noun : Alternative form of queek. [A vocal sound produced by certain birds.]

Verb : Alternative form of queek. [To produce this sound.]

quile

Noun : (now Appalachia) Pronunciation spelling of coil. [Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.]

Verb : (now Appalachia) Pronunciation spelling of coil. [To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.]

quran

Noun : Alternative form of Qur'an. [(Islam) The Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.]

qubit

Noun : (quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit.

quice

Noun : Alternative form of queest.

quoif

Noun : Obsolete form of coif. [A hairdo.]

quipo

Noun : Alternative spelling of quipu. [A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.]

quene

Noun : Obsolete spelling of queen. [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]

quali

Noun : (sports, slang) Clipping of qualifier. [One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.]

Noun : (motor racing, slang) Clipping of qualifying. [A qualification or added condition.]

quarg

Noun : Alternative form of quark (soft creamy cheese) [(particle physics) In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.]

qubba

Noun : A tomb structure in the Arab world, particularly an Islamic domed shrine.

quero

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative form of kero (“Inca drinking-cup”). [(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Kerosene.]

queal

Verb : (intransitive, UK dialectal) To faint away.

Verb : Obsolete form of quail. [(intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither.]

quonk

Noun : (countable) The honking sound of certain birds.

Verb : (intransitive) To honk.

Verb : (intransitive) To produce unwanted noise.

queyn

Noun : Obsolete form of queen. [The wife, consort, or widow of a king.]

quary

quern

Noun : A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones.

Verb : (transitive) To grind; to use a quern.

quits

Adjective : (colloquial, British) On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.

quipu

Noun : A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.

quads

Noun : (poker slang) A four of a kind.

Noun : (music) A set of four tenor drums played by a drummer, typically in a marching band or drum corps.

Noun : Clipping of quadrobics. [Physical actions, movements, and exercises performed by an individual on all fours to mimic those of an animal.]

quirt

Noun : A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.

Verb : To strike with a quirt.

quito

Noun : The capital city of Ecuador.

Noun : The capital of Pichincha province, Ecuador

Noun : A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.

quoll

Noun : Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a cat.

quids

Noun : Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.

Noun : (UK, colloquial) Pound sterling. (usually only used with a whole number of pounds)

Noun : (Ireland, colloquial, by extension) Euro.

quays

Noun : (nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

Verb : To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".

Noun : A surname.

quadr

quena

Noun : (music) A traditional flute of the Andes.

quade

Noun : A surname.

quare

Adjective : (Ireland, used for emphasis) A lot of, very, great.

Adjective : (dated, Ireland, Appalachia, Ottawa Valley) Queer, strange.

quich

Noun : Obsolete spelling of quitch. [Elymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed)]

Verb : Obsolete spelling of quitch. [(transitive, obsolete) To shake (something); to stir, move.]

quin-

quira

Noun : The tough wood of Platymiscium pinnatum.

quirl

Verb : (chiefly dialectal, Southern US, Midland US) To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up).

quoil

Noun : Archaic form of coil. [Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.]

quinn

Noun : A male given name transferred from the surname.

Noun : A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage.

Noun : A surname from Irish.

quist

Noun : (UK Midlands) The wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.

Noun : A surname.

quorn

Noun : A mycoprotein-based food product used as a substitute for meat.

Noun : (with "the") A famous fox hunt (one of the world's oldest, established in 1696) in Leicestershire.

Noun : A village and civil parish (formerly Quorndon) in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5616).

quata

Noun : Archaic form of coiata.

queso

Noun : Ellipsis of chile con queso: melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce. [A creamy sauce used as a dip, made from melted cheese and chili peppers.]

quica

Noun : A small opossum, Didelphis quica, from Guiana and Brazil

quair

quino

Noun : Archaic form of keno (“gambling game”). [A gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.]

quish

Noun : Alternative form of cuisse. [Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.]

quook

quaid

Noun : A surname.

quins

Noun : (informal) A quintuplet.

Noun : A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food.

Noun : A village in County Clare, Ireland, south-east of Ennis (Irish grid ref R 4174).

quayd

quegh

Noun : Alternative form of quaich. [(Scotland, historical) A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.]

quina

Noun : (archaic) quinine

quoke

quach

Noun : A surname.

quats

Noun : (chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation or compound.

Adjective : Quaternary.

Verb : (Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To relinquish, forsake, give up.

quech

qursh

Noun : A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial.

Noun : A monetary unit in Egypt equivalent to 1/100 of an Egyptian pound.

quadi

Noun : (historical) A member of an ancient Germanic people who lived in Moravia.

quain

Noun : A surname.

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