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)
Queckenstedt's test
— Noun
– English
~ a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal
Quercus texana
— Noun
– English
~ small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma