quodlibet | (noun) an issue that is presented for formal disputation | - |
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quoin | (noun) (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone | Synonyms: corner |
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(noun) the keystone of an arch | Synonyms: coign, coigne |
(noun) expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase | Synonyms: coign, coigne |
quoit | (noun) game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits | - |
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quoits | (noun) a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it | Synonyms: horseshoes |
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quondam | (adjective) belonging to some prior time | Synonyms: erstwhile, former, old, one-time, onetime, sometime |
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quorum | (noun) a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business | - |
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quota | (noun) a limitation on imports | - |
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(noun) a proportional share assigned to each participant | - |
(noun) a prescribed number | - |
quotability | (noun) the quality of being worthy of being quoted | - |
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quotable | (adjective) able or fit to be repeated or quoted | Synonyms: repeatable |
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(adjective) suitable for or worthy of quotation | - |
quotation | (noun) the practice of quoting from books or plays etc. | - |
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(noun) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited | Synonyms: citation, quote |
(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | Synonyms: acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, reference |
(noun) a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity | - |
quote | (noun) a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else | Synonyms: inverted comma, quotation mark |
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(noun) a passage or expression that is quoted or cited | Synonyms: citation, quotation |
(verb) repeat a passage from | Synonyms: cite |
(verb) refer to for illustration or proof | Synonyms: cite |
(verb) put quote marks around | - |
(verb) name the price of | - |
quoter | (noun) a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations | - |
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quotidian | (adjective) found in the ordinary course of events | Synonyms: everyday, mundane, routine, unremarkable, workaday |
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quotient | (noun) the number obtained by division | - |
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(noun) the ratio of two quantities to be divided | - |