quaking aspen
         n 1: Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown;
               northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa [syn:
               {quaking aspen}, {European quaking aspen}, {Populus
               tremula}]

English Dictionary: quaking aspen	by the DICT Development Group
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quasi-NGO n a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government Synonym(s): quango, quasi-NGO
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queasiness n a mild state of nausea [syn: queasiness, squeamishness, qualm] inability to rest or relax or be still Synonym(s): restlessness, uneasiness, queasiness
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Queckenstedt's test n a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal
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Quezon City n city on Luzon adjoining Manila
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quick-change adj adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist"
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quickness n skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" Synonym(s): adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay Synonym(s): mental quickness, quickness, quick-wittedness a rate that is rapid Synonym(s): celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quiescence n a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" Synonym(s): dormancy, quiescence, quiescency quiet and inactive restfulness Synonym(s): quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
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quiescency n a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" Synonym(s): dormancy, quiescence, quiescency quiet and inactive restfulness Synonym(s): quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
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quizmaster n the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game Synonym(s): question master, quizmaster
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quack \Quack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qvacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quacking}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. kwaken, G. quacken,       quaken, Icel. kvaka to twitter.]       1. To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.          2. To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. [bd] To quack             of universal cures.[b8] --Hudibras.          3. To act the part of a quack, or pretender.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaking \Quak"ing\,       a. & n. from {Quake}, v.          {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar             ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in             the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen.             See {Aspen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quake \Quake\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quaking}.] [AS. cwacian; cf. G. quackeln. Cf. {Quagmire}.]       1. To be agitated with quick, short motions continually             repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to             tremble. [bd]Quaking for dread.[b8] --Chaucer.                         She stood quaking like the partridge on which the                      hawk is ready to seize.                     --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          2. To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid,             as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind;             as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake. [bd] Over             quaking bogs.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaking \Quak"ing\,       a. & n. from {Quake}, v.          {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar             ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in             the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen.             See {Aspen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Quaking bog}, a bog of forming peat so saturated with water             that it shakes when trodden upon.          {Quaking grass}. (Bot.)       (a) One of several grasses of the genus {Briza}, having             slender-stalked and pendulous ovate spikelets, which             quake and rattle in the wind. {Briza maxima} is the large             quaking grass; {B. media} and {B. minor} are the smaller             kinds.       (b) Rattlesnake grass ({Glyceria Canadensis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Quaking bog}, a bog of forming peat so saturated with water             that it shakes when trodden upon.          {Quaking grass}. (Bot.)       (a) One of several grasses of the genus {Briza}, having             slender-stalked and pendulous ovate spikelets, which             quake and rattle in the wind. {Briza maxima} is the large             quaking grass; {B. media} and {B. minor} are the smaller             kinds.       (b) Rattlesnake grass ({Glyceria Canadensis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Ground rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), a small rattlesnake             ({Caudisona, [or] Sistrurus, miliaria}) of the Southern             United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large             scales on its head.          {Rattlesnake fern} (Bot.), a common American fern             ({Botrychium Virginianum}) having a triangular decompound             frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising             from the middle of the frond.          {Rattlesnake grass} (Bot.), a handsome American grass             ({Glyceria Canadensis}) with an ample panicle of rather             large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated             parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the             rattlesnake. Sometimes called {quaking grass}.          {Rattlesnake plantain} (Bot.), See under {Plantain}.          {Rattlesnake root} (Bot.), a name given to certain American             species of the composite genus {Prenanthes} ({P. alba} and             {P. serpentaria}), formerly asserted to cure the bite of             the rattlesnake. Calling also {lion's foot}, {gall of the             earth}, and {white lettuce}.          {Rattlesnake's master} (Bot.)       (a) A species of Agave ({Agave Virginica}) growing in the             Southern United States.       (b) An umbelliferous plant ({Eryngium yucc[91]folium}) with             large bristly-fringed linear leaves.       (c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris             squarrosa}).          {Rattlesnake weed} (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus             {Hieracium} ({H. venosum}); -- probably so named from its             spotted leaves. See also {Snakeroot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Quaking bog}, a bog of forming peat so saturated with water             that it shakes when trodden upon.          {Quaking grass}. (Bot.)       (a) One of several grasses of the genus {Briza}, having             slender-stalked and pendulous ovate spikelets, which             quake and rattle in the wind. {Briza maxima} is the large             quaking grass; {B. media} and {B. minor} are the smaller             kinds.       (b) Rattlesnake grass ({Glyceria Canadensis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Ground rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), a small rattlesnake             ({Caudisona, [or] Sistrurus, miliaria}) of the Southern             United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large             scales on its head.          {Rattlesnake fern} (Bot.), a common American fern             ({Botrychium Virginianum}) having a triangular decompound             frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising             from the middle of the frond.          {Rattlesnake grass} (Bot.), a handsome American grass             ({Glyceria Canadensis}) with an ample panicle of rather             large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated             parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the             rattlesnake. Sometimes called {quaking grass}.          {Rattlesnake plantain} (Bot.), See under {Plantain}.          {Rattlesnake root} (Bot.), a name given to certain American             species of the composite genus {Prenanthes} ({P. alba} and             {P. serpentaria}), formerly asserted to cure the bite of             the rattlesnake. Calling also {lion's foot}, {gall of the             earth}, and {white lettuce}.          {Rattlesnake's master} (Bot.)       (a) A species of Agave ({Agave Virginica}) growing in the             Southern United States.       (b) An umbelliferous plant ({Eryngium yucc[91]folium}) with             large bristly-fringed linear leaves.       (c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris             squarrosa}).          {Rattlesnake weed} (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus             {Hieracium} ({H. venosum}); -- probably so named from its             spotted leaves. See also {Snakeroot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quakingly \Quak"ing*ly\, adv.       In a quaking manner; fearfully. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quakness \Quak"ness\, n.       The state of being quaky; liability to quake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quash \Quash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quashing}.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to       annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain       origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake,       F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin.       Cf. {Cashier}, v. t.] (Law)       To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an       indictment. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Queasiness \Quea"si*ness\, n.       The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness;       squeamishness. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quickens \Quick"ens\, n. (Bot.)       Quitch grass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quickness \Quick"ness\, n.       1. The condition or quality of being quick or living; life.             [Obs.]                         Touch it with thy celestial quickness. --Herbert.          2. Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion;             speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit.                         This deed . . . must send thee hence With fiery                      quickness.                                          --Shak.                         His mind had, indeed, great quickness and vigor. --                                                                               Macaulay.          3. Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility.                         Would not quickness of sensation be an inconvenience                      to an animal that must lie still ?      --Locke          4. Sharpness; pungency of taste. --Mortimer.          Syn: Velocity; celerity; rapidity; speed; haste; expedition;                promptness; dispatch; swiftness; nimbleness; fleetness;                agility; briskness; liveliness; readiness; sagacity;                shrewdness; shrewdness; sharpness; keenness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quiescence \Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L.       quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See       {Quiesce}.]       The state or quality of being quiescent. [bd]Quiescence,       bodily and mental.[b8] --H. Spencer.                   Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence.                                                                               --R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quiescence \Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L.       quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See       {Quiesce}.]       The state or quality of being quiescent. [bd]Quiescence,       bodily and mental.[b8] --H. Spencer.                   Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence.                                                                               --R. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quiesce \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quiesced}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Quiescing}.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest,       quiet. See {Quiet}, a. & n.]       To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quiz \Quiz\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quizzing}.]       1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended             seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure             questions.                         He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room.                                                                               --Thackeray.          2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.          3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]          {Quizzing glass}, a small eyeglass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quiz \Quiz\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quizzing}.]       1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended             seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure             questions.                         He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room.                                                                               --Thackeray.          2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.          3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]          {Quizzing glass}, a small eyeglass.