quail
— Noun
– English
~ flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
quail brush
— Noun
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~ spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
quail bush
— Noun
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~ spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
quaintness
— Noun
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~ strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"
quaintness
— Noun
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~ the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"
quake
— Noun
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~ shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
quaker
— Noun
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~ a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Quaker gun
— Noun
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~ a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood
quaker
— Noun
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~ one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
quakerism
— Noun
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~ the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry
quakers
— Noun
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~ a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
quaking aspen
— Noun
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~ Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa
qualification
— Noun
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~ the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"
qualification
— Noun
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~ an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician"
qualification
— Noun
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~ a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"
qualifier
— Noun
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~ a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"
qualifier
— Noun
– English
~ a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
qualifying adjective
— Noun
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~ an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')
qualifying
— Noun
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~ the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
qualifying
— Noun
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~ success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"