Nouns in english starting with Q

• quarter round — Noun – English ～ a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
• Quercus rubra — Noun – English ～ large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
• quinnat salmon — Noun – English ～ large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
• quarter section — Noun – English ～ a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
• Quercus sessiliflora — Noun – English ～ deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
• quarter sessions — Noun – English ～ a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
• question sheet — Noun – English ～ a written examination
• Quercus shumardii — Noun – English ～ large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
• Queen Charlotte Sound — Noun – English ～ an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia
• quenched steel — Noun – English ～ steel that has been hardened by immersing it in water or oil to cool it
• quasi-stellar radio source — Noun – English ～ a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
• Quercus stellata — Noun – English ～ small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
• quarter stock — Noun – English ～ stock with a par value of $25/share
• quick study — Noun – English ～ someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
• Quercus suber — Noun – English ～ medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
• Quinquagesima Sunday — Noun – English ～ the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
• Quadrigesima Sunday — Noun – English ～ the first Sunday in Lent
• quadric surface — Noun – English ～ a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
• quadraphonic system — Noun – English ～ a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels
• quadriphonic system — Noun – English ～ a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels

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