quantity unit
— Noun
– English
～ a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
queue up
— Verb
– English
～ form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"
Quercus vaccinifolia
— Noun
– English
～ a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry
Quercus variabilis
— Noun
– English
～ medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark
Quercus velutina
— Noun
– English
～ medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
quotient verdict
— Noun
– English
～ an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
Queen Victoria
— Noun
– English
～ queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
quarter-vine
— Noun
– English
～ woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
Quercus virginiana
— Noun
– English
～ medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding
qui vive
— Noun
– English
～ condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
quo warranto
— Noun
– English
～ a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty
quinine water
— Noun
– English
～ lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
Quercus wislizenii
— Noun
– English
～ a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral
quick-witted
— Adjective
– English
～ mentally nimble and resourceful; "quick-witted debater"; "saved an embarrassing situation with quick-witted tact"
quick-wittedness
— Noun
– English
～ intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
Quercus wizlizenii
— Noun
– English
～ a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral