Category: q

Q

quest

Quest

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. the act of searching for something (context:act)
    2. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria (context:cognition)
  • (verb)
    1. express the need or desire for (context:communication)
    2. seek alms, as for religious purposes (context:communication)
    3. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs (context:communication)
    4. search the trail of (game) (context:motion)
    5. make a search (for) (context:possession)

– Sample : “quest”

  • She called for room service
  • She requested an extra bed in her room
  • The animal came questing through the forest
  • The dog went off and quested
  • Things that die with their eyes open and questing
  • a quest for diamonds
  • a quest for wealth
  • life is more than the pursuance of fame
  • the pursuit of love
  • when you call, always ask for Mary
quest

quid pro quo

Quid pro quo

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises (context:possession)

quid pro quo

quincke’s edema

Quincke’s edema

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs (context:state)

quincke’s edema

quirk bead

Quirk bead

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates (context:artifact)

quirk bead

qum

Qum

– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims (context:location)

qum

questionable

Questionable

– definition :

  • (adjective)
    1. able to be refuted (context:all)
    2. subject to question (context:all)

– Sample : “questionable”

  • a fire of questionable origin
  • a questionable reputation
  • questionable motives
questionable