English Words Starting With Q

• quota-hopping

  nounC2
  /ˈkwəʊtə ˌhɒpɪŋ/The practice of registering fishing vessels in a foreign EU country to exploit its fishing quota allocation.
• quotation

  nounB1
  /kwəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n/A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
• quotation mark

  nounB1
  /kwəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n mɑːk/One of a pair of punctuation marks (" " or ' ') used to enclose a direct quotation or indicate that a word, phrase, or title is being discussed rather than used.
• quote

  interjectionnounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2 (High frequency)
  /kwəʊt/To repeat or copy out words from a text or speech, typically with acknowledgment of the source. Also, a quotation or estimated price.
• quoted company

  nounC1
  /ˌkwəʊtɪd ˈkʌmpəni/A company whose shares are listed and publicly traded on a stock exchange.
• quoth

  verbObsolete (for current English) / Very Low (Deliberate Archaism)
  /kwəʊθ/An archaic verb meaning 'said', used before the subject.
• quotidian

  adjectivenounC2
  /kwəʊˈtɪd.i.ən/Occurring every day; daily.
• quotient

  nounB2/C1
  /ˈkwəʊʃ(ə)nt/The result obtained when one quantity is divided by another.
• quotient group

  nounRare
  /ˈkwəʊʃ(ə)nt ɡruːp/In abstract algebra, a group constructed from a given group (G) and a normal subgroup (N) by 'collapsing' or 'factoring out' N, written as G/N.
• quotient ring

  nounC2
  /ˈkwəʊʃənt rɪŋ/A ring constructed from another ring by identifying elements that differ by elements of a special subring (an ideal).
• quotient space

  nounC2
  /ˈkwəʊʃənt speɪs/A mathematical construction where a set is partitioned into equivalence classes, and these classes themselves become the points of a new topological or algebraic space.
• quran

  nounC1
  /kʊˈrɑːn/The sacred central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
• qurnet es sauda

  nounC2
  The highest peak of Mount Lebanon in Lebanon
• qursh

  nounLow
  /kɜːʃ/A unit of currency, specifically a coin used in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, equal to one hundredth of a riyal.
• qurush

  nounC2/Proficient
  /kʊˈruːʃ/A historical currency unit used in several Middle Eastern countries, notably in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, often as a subdivision of the rival or rial.
• qutb

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˈkʊtəb/A spiritual leader or axis; a pivotal person or point, especially in Sufi mysticism.
• qwaqwa

  nounVery low
  /ˈkwɑːkwɑː/A former Bantustan (homeland) in South Africa during the apartheid era, designated for the Southern Sotho people.
• qwerty

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈkwɜː.ti/The standard layout of letters on an English-language keyboard.

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