Copy of `Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language`

The wordlist doesn't exist anymore, or, the website doesn't exist anymore. On this page you can find a copy of the original information. The information may have been taken offline because it is outdated.

Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Qatari monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Qatar

Qatari riyal
noun the basic unit of money in Qatar

qepiq
noun 100 qepiq equal 1 manat in Azerbaijan

qi
chi noun the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health

Qiang
Qiangic noun the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan

Qibla
noun a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa

qindarka
qintar noun 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania

Qing
Qing dynasty noun the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

qoph
noun the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

quack
noun the harsh sound of a duck

quack-quack
noun child`s word for a duck

quack(a)
adjective medically unqualified; `a quack doctor`

quackery
noun medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

quad
quadrangle noun a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

quad
noun (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words

Quadragesima
Quadrigesima Sunday noun the first Sunday in Lent

quadrangular
adjective of or relating to or shaped like a quadrangle

quadrangular prism
noun a prism whose bases are quadrangles

quadrant
noun a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies

quadrant
noun a quarter of the circumference of a circle

quadrantanopia
noun blindness in one fourth of the visual field

quadraphonic
quadriphonic adjective of or relating to quadraphony; `his quadraphonic sound system`

quadraphony
quadraphonic system noun a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system using four separate channels

quadrate
adjective having four sides and four angles

quadratic
adjective of or relating to the second power; `quadratic equation`

quadratic equation
quadratic noun an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square

quadratics
noun a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations

quadrature
noun the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure

quadrennium
noun a period of four years

quadric
quadric surface noun a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree

quadriceps
quadriceps femoris noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

quadrilateral
four-sided adjective having four sides

quadrille
noun a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples

quadrillion
noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros

quadrillionth
adjective the ordinal number of one quadrillion in counting order

quadripara
noun (obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies

quadripartite
four-party adjective involving four parties

quadriplegia
noun paralysis of both arms and both legs

quadriplegic
noun a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs

quadrivium
noun (Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy

Quadroon
noun an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black

quadrumvirate
noun a group of four men

quadruped
noun an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking

quadrupedal
quadruped adjective having four feet

quadruple
adjective four times as great or many; `a fourfold increase in the dosage`

quadruple
quadruplex adjective having four units or components; `quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure`; `quadruplex wire`

quadruplet
quad noun one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

quadruplet
quadruple noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit

quadruplicate
noun any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; `it was signed in quadruplicate`

quadruplicate
quadruplex adjective having four units or components; `quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure`; `quadruplex wire`

quadrupling
noun increase by a factor of four

quaestor
noun any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration)

quaff
noun a hearty draft

quaff
swig verb to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; `The men gulped down their beers`

quaffer
noun a person who drinks heartily

quagga
Equus quagga noun mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century

quahaug
quahog noun Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes

quahog
quahaug noun an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians

Quai d`Orsay
noun the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries

quail
noun flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

quail bush
quail brush noun spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico

quail-like
adjective resembling a quail

quaint
adjective strange in an interesting or pleasing way; `quaint dialect words`; `quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities`

quaintly
adverb in a quaint old-fashioned manner; `the room was quaintly furnished`

quaker
noun one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear

Quaker gun
noun a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood

Quakerism
noun 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

quaking aspen
European quaking aspen noun Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa

qualification
making noun 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`

qualifier
noun 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`

qualify
characterise verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; `You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist`; `This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover`

qualifying
noun success in satisfying a test or requirement; `his future depended on his passing that test`; `he got a pass in introductory chemistry`

qualitative
adjective relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

qualitatively
adverb in a qualitative manner; `this discoloration qualitatively suggests that the substance is low in inorganic iron`

quality
adjective of high social status; `people of quality`; `a quality family`

quality
calibre noun a degree or grade of excellence or worth; `the quality of students has risen`; `an executive of low caliber`

quality control
noun maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

quality of life
noun your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort); `the new art museum is expected to improve the quality of life`

quandang
quandong tree 2 Eucarya acuminata noun Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed

quandong
quandang noun red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam

quandong
silver quandong tree noun Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit

quandong nut
noun edible nutlike seed of the quandong fruit

quandong tree
silver quandong tree noun Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit

quango
quasi-NGO noun a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government

quantal
quantized adjective of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states

quantic
noun a homogeneous polynomial having at least two variables

quantifiability
measurability noun the quality of being measurable

quantifiable
adjective capable of being quantified

quantification
noun the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

quantifier
noun (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen` or `many`)

quantifier
noun (logic) a word (such as `some` or `all` or `no`) that binds the variables in a logical proposition

quantitative
adjective relating to the measurement of quantity; `quantitative studies`

quantitative analysis
quantitative chemical analysis noun chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

quantitatively
adverb in a quantitative manner; `this can be expressed quantitatively`

quantity
noun an adequate or large amount; `he had a quantity of ammunition`

quantization
quantisation noun the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory

quantum
noun (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

quantum chromodynamics
QCD noun a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together

quantum electrodynamics
QED noun a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons

quantum field theory
noun the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states