| quiche | (noun) a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables) | - |
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| quick | (noun) any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) | - |
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| quickener | (noun) an agent that gives or restores life or vigor | Synonyms: enlivener, invigorator |
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| quickening | (noun) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | Synonyms: acceleration, speedup |
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| (noun) the process of showing signs of life | - |
| (noun) the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus | - |
| quickie | (noun) hurried repair | Synonyms: band aid, quick fix, quicky |
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| quicklime | (noun) a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | Synonyms: burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, lime, unslaked lime |
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| quickness | (noun) a rate that is rapid | Synonyms: celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness |
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| (noun) intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay | Synonyms: mental quickness, quick-wittedness |
| (noun) skillful performance or ability without difficulty | Synonyms: adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility |
| quicksand | (noun) a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down | - |
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| (noun) a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy | - |
| quickset | (noun) cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines | - |
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| quicksilver | (noun) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures | Synonyms: atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, mercury |
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| quickstep | (noun) a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps | - |
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| (noun) military march accompanying quick time | - |
| quicky | (noun) hurried repair | Synonyms: band aid, quick fix, quickie |
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