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Quenches
- verb - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
- electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
- reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
- satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
- suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
Quenelle
- - A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.
Quercite
- - A white crystalline substance, C6H7(OH)5, found in acorns, the fruit of the oak (Quercus). It has a sweet taste, and is regarded as a pentacid alcohol.
Queriers
- noun - someone who asks a question
Questant
- - One who undertakes a quest; a seeker.
Questers
- noun - someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"
Questing
- verb - bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
- express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
- make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
- search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"
- seek alms, as for religious purposes
Question
- noun - a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
- a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
- an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"
- an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
- Ask
- challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"
- conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
- place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
- pose a question
- pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the d
Questman
- - One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. of abuses of weights and measures. Specifically: (a) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman. Blount. [Obs.] (b) A collector of parish rents.