Qin Shi Huang Ti
         n 1: the first Qin emperor who unified China, built much of the
               Great Wall, standardized weights and measures, and created
               a common currency and legal system (died 210 BC) [syn: {Qin
               Shi Huang Ti}, {Ch'in Shih Huang Ti}]

English Dictionary: quenching	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
queen consort n the wife of a reigning king
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Queen's Counsel n Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Queen's English n English as spoken by educated persons in southern England Synonym(s): King's English, Queen's English
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quenching n the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" Synonym(s): extinction, extinguishing, quenching
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quincentenary adj of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" Synonym(s): quincentennial, quincentenary n the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: quincentennial, quincentenary]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quincentennial adj of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city" Synonym(s): quincentennial, quincentenary n the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: quincentennial, quincentenary]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quinquennium n a period of five years
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 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]:
{Prince consort}, the husband of a queen regnant.          {Queen consort}, the wife of a king, as distinguished from a             {queen regnant}, who rules alone, and a {queen dowager},             the window of a king.
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 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]:
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]:
Quincuncial \Quin*cun"cial\, [L. quincuncialis, from quincunx.       See {Quincunx}.]       1. Having the form of a quincunx.          2. (Bot.) Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla             so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and             the other has one edge exterior and one interior; as,             quincuncial [91]stivation.          {Quincuncial phyllotaxy} (Bot.), an arrangement of five             leaves in a spiral, each leaf two fifths of a circle from             the next.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quincuncial \Quin*cun"cial\, [L. quincuncialis, from quincunx.       See {Quincunx}.]       1. Having the form of a quincunx.          2. (Bot.) Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla             so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and             the other has one edge exterior and one interior; as,             quincuncial [91]stivation.          {Quincuncial phyllotaxy} (Bot.), an arrangement of five             leaves in a spiral, each leaf two fifths of a circle from             the next.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quincuncially \Quin*cun"cial*ly\, adv.       In the manner or order of a quincunx.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quincunx \Quin"cunx\, n. [L., fr. quinque five + uncia an ounce.       The quincunx was marked by five small spots or balls. See       {Five}, and {Ounce} the weight.]       1. An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a             rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the             middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated             indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows             running in various directions.          2. (Astrol.) The position of planets when distant from each             other five signs, or 150[deg]. --Hutton.          3. (Bot.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a             flower in [91]stivation. See {Quincuncial}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinicine \Quin"i*cine\, n. (Chem.)       An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat       from quinine, with which it is isomeric.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quininism \Qui"nin*ism\, Quinism \Qui"nism\, n. (Med.)       See {Cinchonism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinizine \Quin"i*zine\, n. [Quinoline + hydrazine.] (Chem.)       any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which       are used as antipyretics.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinogen \Quin"o*gen\, n. [Quinine + -gen.] (Chem.)       A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinquangular \Quin*quan"gu*lar\, a. [L. quinquanqulus; quinque       five + angulus ad angle: cf. F. quinquangulaire.]       Having five angles or corners.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinqueangled \Quin"que*an`gled\, a. [Quinque- + angle.]       Having five angles; quinquangular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinquenerved \Quin"que*nerved`\, a. [Quinque- + nerve.] (Bot.)       Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal       nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinquennial \Quin*quen"ni*al\, a. [L. quinquennalis and       quinquennis; quinque five + annus year. See {Five}, and cf.       {Biennial}.]       Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five       years; also, lasting five years. A quinquennial event.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinquennium \Quin*quen"ni*um\, n. [L.]       Space of five years.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinzaine \Quin"zaine\, n. [F., from quinze fifteen, L.       quindecim. See {Fifteen}.]       The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the       reckoning. [Written also {quinzain}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinzaine \Quin"zaine\, n. [F., from quinze fifteen, L.       quindecim. See {Fifteen}.]       The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the       reckoning. [Written also {quinzain}.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Queens County, NY (county, FIPS 81)       Location: 40.65640 N, 73.83953 W       Population (1990): 1951598 (752690 housing units)       Area: 283.3 sq km (land), 176.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Queen's University          A Canadian University.   Source of {GVL}, {NIAL}, {Pasqual},       {Q'NIAL} and {TXL}.          {(ftp://ftp.qucis.queensu.ca/pub/)}.          (1994-10-20)