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Synonyms

[1] altogether, completely, dead, entirely, fast, flat, full, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, well, wholly—more at FULLY

[3] enough, fairly, kind of, moderately, pretty, rather, so-so, somewhat, sort of—more at FAIRLY

quits adjective : even or equal with another

quit·tance noun 1 : something given in return, compensation, or retaliation : REQUITAL

2 : discharge from a debt or an obligation

Synonyms

[1] compensation, damages, indemnity, recompense, redress, remuneration, reparation, requital, restitution, satisfaction—more at COMPENSATION

[2] delivery, discharge, quietus, release—more at RELEASE

1quiver noun : a case for carrying arrows

2quiver verb quiv·ered; quiv·er·ing : to shake with a slight trembling motion

— quiv·er·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

agitate, convulse, jolt, jounce, quake, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble—more at SHAKE

3quiver noun : the act or action of quivering : TREMOR

quiv·er·ing noun : the action or condition of one that trembles

Synonyms

vibration—more at VIBRATION

qui vive noun [ORIGIN: F qui-vive, fr. qui vive? long live who?, challenge of a French sentry]

: ALERT

quix·ot·ic adjective [ORIGIN: fr. Don Quixote, hero of the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes]

: foolishly impractical esp. in the pursuit of ideals

— quix·ot·i·cal·ly adverb

1quiz noun, plural quiz·zes 1 : an eccentric person

2 : PRACTICAL JOKE

3 : a short oral or written test

4 : a person who ridicules or mocks

Synonyms

[3] examination, test—more at EXAMINATION

[4] heckler, mocker, scoffer, taunter, tease; also detractor; smart aleck, wiseacre, wise guy; satirist

2quiz verb quizzed; quiz·zing 1 : MOCK

2 : to look at inquisitively

3 : to question closely

Synonyms

ask, examine, grill, inquire, interrogate, pump, query, question—more at ASK

quiz·zi·cal adjective 1 : comically quaint

2 : mildly teasing or mocking

3 : expressive of puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief

quoit noun 1 : a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game

2 plural : a game in which quoits are thrown at an upright pin in an attempt to ring the pin

quon·dam adjective [ORIGIN: L, at one time, formerly, fr. quom, cum when]

: FORMER

quo·rum noun : the number of members required to be present for business to be legally transacted

quot abbreviation quotation

quo·ta noun : a proportional part esp. when assigned : SHARE

Synonyms

allotment, allowance, cut, part, portion, proportion, share—more at SHARE

quot·able adjective : fit for or worth quoting

— quot·abil·i·ty noun

quo·ta·tion noun 1 : the act or process of quoting

2 : the price currently bid or offered for something

3 : something that is quoted

quotation mark noun : one of a pair of punctuation marks “ ” or ‘ ’ used esp. to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation in which exact phraseology is directly cited

quote verb quot·ed; quot·ing [ORIGIN: ML quotare to mark the number of, number references, fr. L quotus of what number or quantity, fr. quot how many, (as) many as]

1 a : to speak or write a passage from another usu. with acknowledgment

b : to repeat a passage in substantiation or illustration

2 : to state the market price of a commodity, stock, or bond

3 : to inform a hearer or reader that matter following is quoted

— quote noun

Synonyms

[1a] advert, cite, instance, mention, name, note, notice, refer, specify, touch—more at MENTION

[1b] adduce, cite, instance, mention; also exemplify, represent; illustrate, refer (to); document, substantiate

quoth verb past [ORIGIN: ME, past of quethen to say, fr. OE cwethan]

archaic

: SAID — usu. used in the 1st and 3d persons with the subject following

quo·tid·i·an adjective 1 : DAILY

2 : COMMONPLACE, ORDINARY

quo·tient noun : the number obtained by dividing one number by another

qv abbreviation [ORIGIN: L quod vide]

which see

qy abbreviation query

R

1r noun, plural r's or rs often