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2 : one of the hollow sharp spines of a hedgehog or porcupine

3 : a pen made from a feather

1quilt noun : a padded bed coverlet

2quilt verb 1 : to fill, pad, or line like a quilt

2 : to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between

3 : to make quilts

quince noun : a hard yellow applelike fruit; also : a tree related to the roses that bears this fruit

qui·nine noun : a bitter white drug obtained from cinchona bark and used esp. in treating malaria

qui·noa noun [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. Quechua kinua]

: the starchy seeds of an annual herb related to spinach which are used as food and ground into flour; also : this herb

quint noun : QUINTUPLET

quin·tal noun : HUNDREDWEIGHT

quin·tes·sence noun 1 : the purest essence of something

2 : the most typical example

— quin·tes·sen·tial·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] essence, nature, soul, stuff, substance—more at ESSENCE

[2] beau ideal, classic, epitome, exemplar, ideal, perfection; also archetype, model, prototype; paradigm, standard; nonpareil, paragon; embodiment, incarnation, personification; acme, height, last word, ultimate, zenith

quint·es·sen·tial adjective : being a quintessence

Synonyms

classic, model, paradigmatic—more at MODEL

quin·tet also quin·tette noun 1 : a musical composition for five instruments or voices

2 : a group of five and esp. of five musicians

1quintuple adjective 1 : having five units or members

2 : being five times as great or as many

— quintuple noun

2quintuple verb quin·tu·pled; quin·tu·pling : to make or become five times as great or as many

quin·tu·plet noun 1 : a group of five of a kind

2 : one of five offspring born at one birth

1quintuplicate adjective 1 : repeated five times

2 : FIFTH

2quintuplicate noun 1 : one of five like things

2 : five copies all alike

3quintuplicate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing 1 : QUINTUPLE

2 : to provide in quintuplicate

1quip noun : a clever remark

Synonyms

crack, gag, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism—more at JOKE

2quip verb quipped; quip·ping 1 : to make quips : GIBE

2 : to jest or gibe at

Synonyms

[1, 2] banter, fool, fun, gibe, jest, jive, joke, josh, kid, wisecrack—more at JOKE

quire noun : a set of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality

quirk noun : a peculiarity of action or behavior

Synonyms

crotchet, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, trick—more at IDIOSYNCRASY

quirky adjective : full of quirks

Synonyms

bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, kinky, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, remarkable, screwy, strange, wacky, weird, wild—more at ODD

quirt noun : a riding whip with a short handle and a rawhide lash

quis·ling noun [ORIGIN: Vidkun Quisling †1945 Norw. politician who collaborated with the Nazis]

: one who helps the invaders of one's own country : one who commits treason

Synonyms

apostate, betrayer, double-crosser, recreant, traitor, turncoat—more at TRAITOR

quit verb quit also quit·ted; quit·ting 1 : to conduct (oneself) usu. satisfactorily esp. under stress : CONDUCT, BEHAVE <~ themselves well>

2 a : to depart from : LEAVE

b : to bring to an end

3 : to give up for good <~ smoking> <~ my job>

4 : to leave the company of

5 : to admit defeat

6 : to make full payment of

— quit·ter noun

Synonyms

[2b] break, break off, cease, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, end, halt, knock off, layoff, leave off, shut off, stop—more at STOP

[3] leave, resign, retire, step down; also abandon, vacate; drop out (of)

Antonyms

stay (at)

[3] discontinue, drop, give up, knock off, lay off; also break off, break up, close, conclude, end, expire, finish; pause, taper off; cease, desist, leave off

Antonyms

carry on, continue, keep, keep up, maintain

[5] bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, submit, succumb, surrender, yield—more at YIELD

quite adverb 1 : to a complete degree : COMPLETELY

2 : to an extreme : POSITIVELY

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