Elementary Vocabulary
36,007 words and 29 expressions at the elementary level.
The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Alternative spelling of Q and A.
plural of Q&A
Initialism of quick-and-dirty.
Alternative form of kere.
plural of q
Abbreviation of quantity.
Alternative spelling of Qom.
A hypothetical individual believed to be in charge of QAnon, most commonly thought to be Donald Trump himself.
Alternative spelling of Q and A.
plural of Q+A
Abbreviation of Queen.
Alternative form of QC: Initialism of Quebec City: the capital of the province of Quebec, Canada.
Abbreviation of quantum sufficit.
Alternative form of qt.
quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).
Initialism of quarter-on-quarter (percentage change from same period one quarter earlier).
The first quarter of a calendar year (January, February and March).
plural of Q1
The second quarter of a calendar year (April, May and June).
plural of Q2
The third quarter of a calendar year (July, August and September)
plural of Q3
The fourth and final quarter of a calendar year (October, November and December).
plural of Q4
Abbreviation of Kuwait.
Initialism of question and answer.
Initialism of Quality Assurance Agency.
The letter ق in the Arabic script.
Abbreviation of quaternary ammonium cation.
plural of qac
A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.
Initialism of Queensland Australian Football League.
Initialism of Quality Assurance International, a U.S.-based international organic certification company.
Alternative spelling of caid.
A township in Qira, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Acronym of quality-adjusted life year.
Initialism of quality assurance management.
A Persian shortsword.
plural of QAM
Initialism of quality assurance project plan.
Initialism of quick access recorder
One who recites the Qur'an according to the tajwid, or proper rules of recitation.
plural of QAR
plural of QA
A palace or castle in Middle Eastern countries.
Alternative form of khat, a psychoactive stimulant obtained from the plant Catha edulis.
Abbreviation of Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade
plural of qat
Initialism of quality assurance unit.
plural of QAU
False accusation of adultery (zina).
Alternative spelling of qadi.
Abbreviation of quarterback.
Initialism of Queen's Bench Division.
Initialism of Query by Example.
Acronym of query by image content.
Alternative form of qubit.
Initialism of quasi-biennial oscillation.
plural of QBO
Initialism of quality bonus payment.
plural of QBP.
plural of QB
Initialism of qualified blind trust.
plural of QBT
Abbreviation of Quebec: a province of Canada.
Alternative form of QC: Abbreviation of Quebec: a province of Canada.
Initialism of Quebec Court of Appeal.
Initialism of quantum charge-coupled device.
Initialism of Quebec Court/Cour du Quebec.
Initialism of Quebec Superior Court.
Initialism of Quasi Circular Depression.
plural of QC
Initialism of quality control unit.
plural of QCU
once per day
Alternative form of q.v..
Initialism of qualitative data analysis.
Initialism of Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor
Initialism of Quadrennial Defense Review.
Acronym of qualified domestic relations order.
plural of QD
Initialism of quantitative easing.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Initialism of quick engine change.
plural of QEC
(Partial) initialism of quantum electrodynamics.
plural of QED
Synonym of lusheng.
“quod erat faciendum”, “what was to have been done” – used to end a mathematical passage other than a proof.
plural of QEF
Abbreviation of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, any of several hospitals.
Initialism of Queen Elizabeth Islands.
A river in Palestine, flowing seasonally in Wadi Qelt.
A city, the capital city of Qena governorate, Egypt
An Ethiopian literary genre that employs double entendres.
In the liturgical use of the Tanakh, a spoken reading that diverges from the written word (the ketiv); an indication of such a reading.
Alternative form of qere.
Alternative form of kero (Inca drinking-cup)
Initialism of quantum energy teleportation.
The Queen Elizabeth Way, a heavily-traveled Canadian highway connecting the Peace Bridge at Buffalo, New York to Toronto, Ontario.
A Yazidi hymn.
Initialism of quarter final.
Acronym of quantum field effect transistor.
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor
plural of QF
Initialism of quantitative feedback theory.
plural of QFT
Initialism of quantum gravity.
The Queen's Gambit Accepted opening.
Initialism of Queen's Gambit Declined.
Initialism of quark-gluon plasma.
quaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours". Also common is the format: "3 caps q4h" read as" means "Take 3 capsules every 4 hours."
Alternative spelling of khat.
Initialism of quad high definition (“2560×1440 pixels”).
Abbreviation of QMJHL (Quebec Hockey League).
Alternative form of chi.
Initialism of Qatar Investment Authority.
A surname.
A surname.
Initialism of Qatar Islamic Bank.
Initialism of quarter-inch cartridge: a tape storage format having a dual spooled cartridge with a quarter-inch wide tape.
plural of QIC
Four times a day.
plural of QID
A district of Keelung, Taiwan.
A fort or fortress.
Alternative form of Qelt.
Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.
A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument.
plural of qin
A form of poetry with double meanings, often used in traditional Ethiopian Orthodox Church education.
A county of Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
plural of qi
Alternative spelling of kite (“measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams)”).
An English surname from Chinese.
plural of Qiu
A Chinese festival celebrating the mythological annual meeting of Zhinü and Niulang, held on the seventh day of the seventh Chinese lunisolar month.
Initialism of quantum key distribution.
Initialism of query language.
Initialism of quad-level cell.
plural of QLC
Abbreviation of Queensland: a state of Australia.
Alternative form of Qld: Abbreviation of Queensland: a state of Australia.
Abbreviation of quantum light-emitting diode.
Initialism of Quality of Life Index.
plural of QL
Initialism of quadriwave lateral shearing interferometry.
Abbreviation of quality.
Initialism of quantum mechanics.
Initialism of Quartermaster Corps.
Initialism of qualified medical expense.
plural of QME
Initialism of quartermaster-general.
plural of QMG
Initialism of qualified mental health professional.
Initialism of queen mandibular pheromone.
Initialism of qualitative materiel requirement.
Abbreviation of quartermaster.
plural of QMR
Initialism of quartermaster sergeant.
Abbreviation of quark nugget.
Abbreviation of question.
Initialism of Qatar News Agency.
plural of QNA
Abbreviation of quantum nano emitting diode.
Abbreviation of Queens: a borough of New York City, New York, United States.
Synonym of Qcumber.
Initialism of QuickOffice, enterprise-specific software for mobile applications (Google).
once every other day
Alternative spelling of qoph.
plural of QOF
Initialism of quality of life.
A city in Iran, the seat of Qom County's Central District and the capital of Qom Province, a shrine city and center of Shi'ite seminarian learning.
Alternative spelling of qoph.
The nineteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Alternative form of QoQ.
Initialism of quality of results.
Initialism of quote of the day.
Initialism of quadratic programming.
Initialism of quality point average.
plural of QPA
Initialism of quarter-pounder with cheese.
A quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
plural of QPC
SQ — Quebec police force — Sûreté du Québec
Initialism of Queen's Police Medal.
plural of QPM
Abbreviation of queer person of color.
Initialism of Quebec Provincial Police (Sûreté du Québec); the police force of the Canadian province of Quebec..
Initialism of Queens Park Rangers: a British football club based in London.
plural of QPR
Initialism of quantum processing unit.
plural of QPU
Initialism of quenched quantum electrodynamics.
Initialism of quick response.
Initialism of quick reaction alert, a military and NATO term to define a higher state of readiness in which aircraft will become airborne within minutes to intercept and identify unknown aircraft or intercept one that has lost contact with air traffic control.
Initialism of quantum random access memory.
plural of QRA
Initialism of Queen's Royal College.
plural of QRC.
Abbreviation of the qathet Regional District: a regional district of British Columbia, Canada. Seat: Powell River.
Abbreviation of quinolone resistance-determining region.
Initialism of quick react(ion(ary))/response force, an armed military term to define a unit capable of rapidly responding to developing situations, typically to assist allied units in need of such assistance.
plural of QRF
Abbreviation of quick reference handbook.
plural of QRH
Abbreviation of quarterly.
Initialism of quality risk management.
Abbreviation of quantum random number generator.
plural of QRP
plural of qr
plural of QRS
plural of QRT
plural of Q
Alternative form of ksar.
Initialism of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
Quasi-Stellar Galaxy, a quasar
Initialism of Qatar Sports Investment.
Initialism of quasi-stellar object (“a quasar”).
plural of QSO
Initialism of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (a Hindi movie).
Initialism of quick-service restaurant.
plural of QSR
Initialism of quasi-stellar source.
Initialism of Quebec sales tax.
Initialism of Quirino State University.
a free and open-source cross-platform software for creating graphical user interfaces as well as cross-platform applications.
The station code of Quetta railway station in Pakistan.
Initialism of quantum tunneling compound.
plural of QTC
Abbreviation of quartered.
Initialism of quick time event.
simple past and past participle of QT
plural of QTE
Initialism of quality task force.
plural of QTF
Initialism of quantitative trait locus: a locus (gene) that is among the factors affecting a trait whose values of interest are continuous rather than merely two.
plural of QTL
Abbreviation of quarterly.
Abbreviation of quantum Turing machine.
Abbreviation of quarto.
Abbreviation of quarter.
plural of qtr
plural of qt
Abbreviation of quarters used when addressing mail.
Abbreviation of quantity.
Abbreviation of quartz.
An administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian).
quantum computing
Abbreviation of Queen.
as; in the capacity of; acting as
An unfledged bird; squab, or (by extension, obsolete) Something immature or unfinished.
Quagmire; marsh; bog.
A surname from Chinese.
A trembling or shaking.
Alternative letter-case form of qual.
Level of excellence.
A surname.
A surname from Vietnamese
A male given name
Obsolete form of quop.
Frozen meat or eggs, eaten partially thawed.
To choke or block (typically a river).
A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
A group of four people or things, particularly
Alternative spelling of kvass.
A pustule.
Alternative form of quag (“swamp”).
The station code of Quarry Bay in Hong Kong.
A city and district of Azerbaijan.
Synonym of Qcumber.
Synonym of al-Quds.
A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
Abbreviation of Quebec.
A Chinese surname from Hokkien or Teochew.
plural of que
A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
A heifer.
A county-level city of Jining, Shandong, China.
Obsolete spelling of who.
Relating to the belief that the Book of Concord is authoritative because it faithfully describes the Christian faith as revealed in the Bible.
A quip or gibe.
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
Absence of sound; silence or hush.
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
The female genitalia; the vulva.
A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food.
Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.
Archaic spelling of coolie.
The cultlike following of the QAnon movement.
Alternative form of Qom, Iran.
quoth
To throb; to quiver.
Quoth.
Synonym of quahog.
A surname from Chinese.
To throb or beat.
plural of quo
A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
An area of wasteland (or common land) now enclosed for farming.
plural of Qu
One of the Sufi spiritual leaders of a particular era.
Alternative form of Guti.
Indicates the quaddition operation.
A metasyntactic variable.
A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
Alternative form of quux.
A surname.
An Inca queen.
Abbreviation of Québec.
Alternative form of q.v..
Initialism of Quarter Video Graphics Array.
Initialism of qualified vendor list.
plural of QVL
Initialism of Query/View/Transformation, a standard for model transformation in a certain model-driven architecture.
plural of QVT
Acronym of quality without a name, referring to a more metaphysical attribute that expresses elegancy of code.
Far, remote in space or time.
A surname from Chinese, a variant of Kwon.
Initialism of Quantum Extended Graphics Array.
Abbreviation of quantity.
Abbreviation of query.
Initialism of quantum Zeno effect.
A county of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, China.
Alternative spelling of qoph.