Resembling or characteristic of a quail (the bird).
quakerlet
quaketail
quaketail
noun
(dialect) A bird, the wagtail.
quakingly
quakingly
adv
In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
queanlike
queenlike
queenlike
adj
(zoology) Resembling or characteristic of a queen (reproductive female animal).
Resembling or characteristic of a queen (female monarch); regal, majestic.
quicklime
quicklime
noun
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
verb
(transitive) To treat with quicklime.
quietlike
quietlike
adj
Indicative or characteristic of quietness or of being quiet.
adv
In a quietlike manner; quietly.
quillback
quillback
noun
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.
quillwork
quillwork
noun
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
