Qiang
         n 1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan [syn: {Qiang},
               {Qiangic}]

English Dictionary: quince	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Qing n the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu Synonym(s): Qing, Qing dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quamash n any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America Synonym(s): camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quamassia n genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs Synonym(s): Camassia, genus Camassia, Quamassia, genus Quamassia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quango n a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government Synonym(s): quango, quasi-NGO
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Queens n a borough of New York City
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quench v satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" Synonym(s): quench, slake, allay, assuage put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" Synonym(s): snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench Antonym(s): ignite, light electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" Synonym(s): squelch, quell, quench reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quince n small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated Synonym(s): quince, quince bush, Cydonia oblonga aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quincy n American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775) Synonym(s): Quincy, Josiah Quincy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quinsy n a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis Synonym(s): quinsy, peritonsillar abscess
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quamash \Quam"ash\, n. (Bot.)       See {Camass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)       A blue-flowered liliaceous plant ({Camassia esculenta}) of       northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for       food by the Indians. [Written also {camas}, {cammas}, and       {quamash}.]          Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quamash \Quam"ash\, n. (Bot.)       See {Camass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)       A blue-flowered liliaceous plant ({Camassia esculenta}) of       northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for       food by the Indians. [Written also {camas}, {cammas}, and       {quamash}.]          Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quench \Quench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [be]cwencan, to       extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [be]cwincan, to       decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[c6]nan, [be]cw[c6]nan, to       waste or dwindle away.]       1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of             flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of             sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a             candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.                         Ere our blood shall quench that fire. --Shak.                         The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the                      wonder of her infamy.                        --Shak.          2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.          Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quench \Quench\, v. i.       To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.       [R.]                   Dost thou think in time She will not quench! --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quince \Quince\, n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin,       cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj.,       Cydonian, Gr. [?] Cydonian, [?] [?] a quince, fr. [?]       Cydonia, a city in Crete, [?] the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.]       1. The fruit of a shrub ({Cydonia vulgaris}) belonging to the             same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple,             but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has             hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely             used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.          2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub.          {Japan quince} (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia},             formerly {Pyrus, Japonica}) and its very fragrant but             inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy flowers, usually             red, but sometimes pink or white, and is much grown for             ornament.          {Quince curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a small gray and yellow             curculio ({Conotrachelus crat[91]gi}) whose larva lives in             quinces.          {Quince tree} (Bot.), the small tree ({Cydonia vulgaris})             which produces the quince.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinch \Quinch\, v. i. [Cf. OD. quincken to quiver, shake,       Fries. quink hovering. Cf. {Quich}.]       To stir; to wince. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinic \Quin"ic\, a. [See {Quinine}, and cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and       related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous       acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a       white crystalline substance. [Written also {chinic},       {kinic}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinque- \Quin"que-\ [L. quinque five. See {Five}.]       A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as,       quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinsy \Quin"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L.       cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. [?] sore throat, dog       quinsy, fr. [?] dog + [?] to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore       throat, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Hound}, {Anger}, and {Cynanche}.]       (Med.)       An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially       of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling,       painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by       inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of       suffocation; -- called also {squinancy}, and {squinzey}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinze \Quinze\, n. [F.]       A game at cards in which the object is to make fifteen       points.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Quincy, CA       Zip code(s): 95971    Quincy, FL (city, FIPS 59325)       Location: 30.58428 N, 84.58413 W       Population (1990): 7444 (2883 housing units)       Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32351    Quincy, IL (city, FIPS 62367)       Location: 39.93354 N, 91.38859 W       Population (1990): 39681 (17530 housing units)       Area: 32.9 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62301    Quincy, IN       Zip code(s): 47456    Quincy, KY       Zip code(s): 41166    Quincy, MA (city, FIPS 55745)       Location: 42.26132 N, 71.00702 W       Population (1990): 84985 (37732 housing units)       Area: 43.5 sq km (land), 26.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02169, 02170, 02171    Quincy, MI (village, FIPS 66640)       Location: 41.94393 N, 84.88295 W       Population (1990): 1680 (693 housing units)       Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49082    Quincy, MO       Zip code(s): 65735    Quincy, OH (village, FIPS 65200)       Location: 40.29589 N, 83.96948 W       Population (1990): 697 (247 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43343    Quincy, WA (city, FIPS 57115)       Location: 47.23384 N, 119.85113 W       Population (1990): 3738 (1364 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98848
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
QNX          A {realtime}, network distributed,       {POSIX}-certified, {microkernel}, multi-user, {multitasking},       {ROMable}, {fault-tolerant}, embeddable {operating system}       that supports {TCP/IP}, {NFS}, {FTP}, the {X Window System},       {Microsoft Windows} as a guest process, {Ethernet}, {Token       Ring}, {Arcnet} and {Watcom} {ANSI C}/{C++}.   Support for       {Pentium}, {486}, {386}, {286}, {80x87}.   Developed and       distributed by QNX Software Systems, Ltd.          Current version: 6.1, as of 2001-09-02.          {QNX Home (http://www.qnx.com/)}.          {OpenQNX: The QNX community portal (http://www.openqnx.com)}.          {Papers (ftp://ftp.cse.ucsc.edu/pub/qnx/qnx-paper.ps.Z)}.       (128.114.134.19).          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.os.qnx}.          E-mail: .          (2003-07-27)