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Quahogs
- noun - an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
- Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
Quakers
- noun - a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
Quangos
- noun - a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
Quartos
- noun - the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
Quartzs
- noun - a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
- colorless glass made of almost pure silica
Quasars
- noun - a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
Quashes
- verb - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
- put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
Quavers
- noun - a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
- a tremulous sound
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
Queries
- noun - an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
- pose a question