| quail | (noun) small gallinaceous game birds | - |
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| (noun) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised | - |
| (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain | Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince |
| quaint | (adjective) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) | Synonyms: old-time, olde worlde |
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| (adjective) strange in an interesting or pleasing way | - |
| (adjective) very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance | - |
| quaintly | (adverb) in a quaint old-fashioned manner | - |
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| (adverb) in a strange but not unpleasant manner | - |
| quaintness | (noun) strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned | - |
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| (noun) the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned | - |