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   quasi-stellar radio source
         n 1: a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other
               forms of energy; many have large red shifts [syn: {quasar},
               {quasi-stellar radio source}]

English Dictionary: quick assets by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quick assets
n
  1. assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash)
    Synonym(s): liquid assets, current assets, quick assets
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quick-sighted
adj
  1. having very keen vision; "quick-sighted as a cat" [syn: argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted]
  2. keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon
    Synonym(s): quick-sighted, sharp- sighted, sharp-eyed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quickest
adv
  1. most quickly
    Synonym(s): quickest, fastest
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.
      cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,
      OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,
      Goth. qius, Lith. q[ymac]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,
      vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[c6]va living, j[c6]v
      to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},
      {Whitlow}.]
      1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or
            {inanimate}.
  
                     Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.
  
                     The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and
                     the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.
                                                                              iv. 1.
  
                     Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. --
                                                                              Herbert.
  
      Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in
               some compounds, or in particular phrases.
  
      2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;
            agile; brisk; ready. [bd] A quick wit.[b8] --Shak.
  
      3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
  
                     Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;
            unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
  
                     The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and
                     signified that he was much offended.   -- Latimer.
  
      5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
  
                     The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens
                     the stomach.                                       -- Shak.
  
      6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick
            ear. [bd]To have an open ear, a quick eye.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     They say that women are so quick.      --Tennyson.
  
      7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.
  
      {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.
  
      {Quick match}. See under {Match}.
  
      {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not
            barren.
  
      {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of
            alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous
            material.
  
      {Quick water}, quicksilver water.
  
      {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.
  
      Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;
               active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;
               sprightly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quick-sighted \Quick"-sight`ed\, a.
      Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to
      discern. --Locke. --{Quick"-sight`ed*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quick-sighted \Quick"-sight`ed\, a.
      Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to
      discern. --Locke. --{Quick"-sight`ed*ness}, n.
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