quid | (noun) a wad of something chewable as tobacco | Synonyms: chaw, chew, cud, plug, wad |
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(noun) something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises | Synonyms: quid pro quo |
(noun) the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | Synonyms: British pound, British pound sterling, pound, pound sterling |
quiddity | (noun) the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | Synonyms: haecceity |
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(noun) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections | Synonyms: cavil, quibble |
quidnunc | (noun) a person who meddles in the affairs of others | Synonyms: busybody, nosey-parker, nosy-parker |
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