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   Qandahar
         n 1: a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center
               [syn: {Kandahar}, {Qandahar}]

English Dictionary: quandary by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
qindarka
n
  1. 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania [syn: qindarka, qintar]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
qintar
n
  1. 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania [syn: qindarka, qintar]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quandary
n
  1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
    Synonym(s): predicament, quandary, plight
  2. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
    Synonym(s): dilemma, quandary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
queen mother
n
  1. a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
queen triggerfish
n
  1. tropical Atlantic fish [syn: queen triggerfish, {Bessy cerca}, oldwench, oldwife, Balistes vetula]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, n.; pl. {Quandaries}. [Prob. fr. OE.
      wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandr[91][edh]i
      difficulty, trouble, fr. vandr difficult.]
      A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, n.; pl. {Quandaries}. [Prob. fr. OE.
      wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandr[91][edh]i
      difficulty, trouble, fr. vandr difficult.]
      A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, v. t.
      To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or
      difficulty. [Obs.] --Otway.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Queen conch} (Zo[94]l.), a very large West Indian cameo
            conch ({Cassis cameo}). It is much used for making cameos.
           
  
      {Queen consort}, the wife of a reigning king. --Blackstone.
  
      {Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.
  
      {Queen gold}, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of
            England, arising from gifts, fines, etc.
  
      {Queen mother}, a queen dowager who is also mother of the
            reigning king or queen.
  
      {Queen of May}. See {May queen}, under {May}.
  
      {Queen of the meadow} (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant
            ({Spir[91]a Ulmaria}). See {Meadowsweet}.
  
      {Queen of the prairie} (Bot.), an American herb ({Spir[91]a
            lobata}) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.
  
      {Queen pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very
            large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus
            {Goura}, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands.
            They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,
            and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.
            Called also {crowned pigeon}, {goura}, and {Victoria
            pigeon}.
  
      {Queen regent}, [or] {Queen regnant}, a queen reigning in her
            own right.
  
      {Queen's Bench}. See {King's Bench}.
  
      {Queen's counsel}, {Queen's evidence}. See {King's counsel},
            {King's evidence}, under {King}.
  
      {Queen's delight} (Bot.), an American plant ({Stillinqia
            sylvatica}) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous
            stem and a perennial woody root.
  
      {Queen's metal} (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter
            or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a
            slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.
           
  
      {Queen's pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Queen pigeon}, above.
           
  
      {Queen's ware}, glazed English earthenware of a cream color.
           
  
      {Queen's yellow} (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder
            consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly
            called {turpetum minerale}, or {Turbith's mineral}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Queen truss \Queen" truss\ (Arch.)
      A truss framed with queen-posts; a queen-post truss.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quinhydrone \Quin*hy"drone\, n. [Quinone + hydroquinone.]
      (Chem.)
      A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone
      with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the
      oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone.
      [Written also {chinhydrone}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quintroon \Quin*troon"\, n. [Sp. quinteron the off-spring of a
      quadroon and a white.] (Ethnol.)
      The off-spring of an octoroon and a white person.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Quinter, KS (city, FIPS 58250)
      Location: 39.06657 N, 100.23368 W
      Population (1990): 945 (455 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 67752
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