0 /kju:/ noun, abbr.
a noun (also q) [C,
U] {pi. Qs, Q’s, q’s/kjujz/) the 17th letter of the English
alphabet if ^ (ft || 17^^#: ‘Queen’ begins with (a) Q/‘Q’. * queen — is]
1q A X, — see also Q-tip
a abbr. question |n]|S; M|r] 11*171 see mind v.
Qabalah = Kabbalah
QC /,kju: 'si:/ noun (in
I"!, Queen’s Counsel,
£3E
)
— compare KC
QED {BrE) (also Q.E.D.
§
T^t quod erat demonstrandum ) qibla (also kib-lah) /'kibla/ noun [sing.] the direction of the
Kaaba (the holy building at
qt abbr. (in writing) quart (
Q-tip™ noun {NAmE) = cotton bud qua /kwei;
kwa:/ prep, (from Latin,
formal) as sth; in the role of sth # ;
EX Jf ifr : The soldier acted qua
soldier, not as a human
being. fflg, HicXW-X^M
tAWIt. — see also SINE QUA
NON
quack/kwaek/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 the sound that a duck makes ( (ft ) PJRP/R X
, nj jts 2 (informal, disapproving) a person who dishonestly claims to
have medical knowledge or skills iUSBBP't1; quack doctors jj£E o 7Ve
got a check-up with the
quack
(= the doctor) next week.
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verb [V] when a duck quacks it makes the noise that is
typical of ducks ( ) BjUfRoi), njniBL]
quack ery /'kwaekari/ noun
[u] the methods or behaviour
of sb who pretends to have medical knowledge
quad /kwDd; NAmE kwaid/ noun
1 = quadrangle
2 = QUADRUPLET
'quad bike (BrE) {NAmE .four-'wheeler) noun a motorcycle with
four large wheels, used for riding over rough ground, often for fun
pg$&^t£$ ( 'MT) —see also ATV
quad ran gle /'kwodraeggl; NAmE
'kwaid-/ (also quad) noun an open square area
that has buildings all around it, especially in a school or college pg X X
( pg jWIWlt
ft, )
quad ran gu iar /kwn'draeijgjala(r); NAmE
kwa:'d-/ adj. 1 (geometry /lift-) (of a shape J&Vt)
having four sides and flat rather than solid pg/|}F(ft 2 (of a sporting competition
LtM) involving four teams or individuals who each compete against all
the others PH PA ( M 0 A ) # iPlft; pg^Mlft
quad-rant /'kwndrant; NAmE 'kwaid-/ noun 1 {geometry
/L
fnj) a quarter of a circle or of its circumference
(== the distance around it) pg#;£— HI ( §5c® ji] ) ; Hi PH — picture
o circle 2 an instrument
for measuring angles, especially to check your position at sea or to look at
stars glM, Pg^M^C ( mmn±Xi5LM%%
mmm)
quadra phon ic (also quadro-phon-ic) /.kwndra'fnmk; NAmE .kwaidra'fain-/
adj. (of a system of recording or broadcasting sound coming from four
different speakers at the same time pg 7^ II (ft; pg Hl^
/jfcef (ft — compare mono adj.,
stereo quad-rat-ic /kwn'draetik; NAmE kwai'd-/ adj. {mathematics
WO involving an unknown quantity that is
multiplied by itself once only ; -llX fjtf) : a
quadratic equation
quadri- /'kwndri-; NAmE 'kwaid-/ (also quadr-) combining form (in nouns, adjectives
and adverbs IF
#il]#l gij if]) four; having
four pg; pg
•
• • (ft: quadrilateral pg Mo quadruplet
pgjj&ljn^:— quad ri ceps /'kwndriseps; NAmE 'kwaid-/ noun {pi. quad-ri-ceps) {anatomy H) the large muscle
at the front of the thigh pg^JlJl
quad ri lat eral /.kwDdri'laetaral; NAmE .kwaid-/ noun {geometry ilfej) a flat shape
with four straight sides pg lilF
►
quad-ri-lat-eral adj.
quad-rille /kwa'dril/ noun a dance for four or
more couples in a square, popular in the past XWM,
Knatxmf, )
quad ril lion /kwn'driljan; NAmE kwai'd-/ number the number 1015,
or l followed by 15 zeros "F-fftilA^ quadri ple gic /.kwDdri'pliidsik; NAmE ,kwaid-/ noun a person who is
permanently unable to use their arms and legs pgfl£$|^# ► quadri-ple-gic ad/. quadri-ple gia /,kwDdri'pli:d3a; NAmE .kwaid-/ noun [U] quadro-phon-ic ad). = quadraphonic
quad-ru-ped /'kwDdruped; NAmE 'kwaid-/ noun {technical 7ft ill) any creature
with four feet pg/£zj(j% — compare BIPED
quad-ru-ple verb, adj., det.
m verb /kwD'druipl; NAmE kwai'd-/ to become four times bigger; to make sth
four times bigger ( ) $ A Pg In :
[V]
Sales have quadrupled in the last five years. jtXlEX
A, [alsoVN]
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adj. [only before noun] det. /'kwDdrupl; NAmE kwai'druipl/
1
consisting of four parts, people or groups
& pg
(MX. pgAffi(ft: a
quadruple alliance
pgAS£St 2 being four times
as much or as many pgfg (ft: a quadruple whisky — fft pg (ft J&
± & 0 This year we produced quadruple the amount produced in
2002.
2002
quad ru plet /'kwDdruplat; kwD'druiplat; NAmE kwa:-/ (also quad) noun one of four children
born at the same time to the same mother pgifiln^.— quaff /kwnf; NAmE kwsef; kwaif/ verb [VN] {old-fashioned or literary) to drink a large amount of sth quickly ^
quagga /'kwaega/ noun a yellowish-brown
type of zebra from southern
Exm)
quag-mire /'kwaegmaia(r); BrE also ‘kwng-/ noun 1 an area of soft wet ground Ml#; IS
Jfe; M In PS77I bog
2
a difficult or dangerous situation p@ ;
P& PCZ71
MORASS
quail /kweil/ noun, verb
mnoun [C, U] {pi. quails or quail) a small brown bird,
whose meat and eggs are used for food; the meat of
this bird $4^;
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verb [V] ~ (at/before sb/sth) (literary) to feel frightened
or to show that you are frightened ( ftclitti ) SfH; life; Hit
quaint /kweint/ adj. attractive in an
unusual or old- fashioned way iJrwf^iKft; iS'fe'S'lffft: quaint old customs #wf-(ft'S‘3';Fi#fo a
quaint seaside village ^ fr ► quaint-ly adv. quaint ness noun [U] quake /kweik/ verb, noun
m verb [V] 1 ~ (with sth) (of a person A) to shake because you are very
frightened or nervous (
, m f4, Ptmi tremble : Quaking with fear,
Polly slowly opened the door. tt 'IS X
ft 7 H o 2 (of the earth or a
building to
move or shake violently f^|;
Wl ij] ■. The ground quaked as the bomb
exploded. M
^jTo
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noun {informal) = earthquake
Quaker /’kweika(r)/ noun a member of the Society of Friends, a Christian
religious group that meets without any formal ceremony and is strongly opposed
to violence and war
It, H ;A ffl ) ► Quaker adj.: a
Quaker school