Random words starting with Q

83 English words begin with Q in our list, 37 of them common. Generate a few at random, each with its meaning.

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Words starting with Q: 24 examples

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  • quake nounShaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity.
  • qualification nounAn attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something.
  • qualifier nounA contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition.
  • quantitative adjectiveExpressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement.
  • quantity nounHow much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.
  • quarantine nounEnforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease.
  • quarter nounA district of a city having some distinguishing character.
  • quarterly adjectiveOf or relating to or consisting of a quarter.
  • quartet nounThe cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.
  • quasi adjectiveHaving some resemblance.
  • queen nounThe only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs.
  • query verbPose a question.
  • quest nounA search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria.
  • question nounAn instance of questioning.
  • questionable adjectiveSubject to question.
  • queue nounA line of people or vehicles waiting for something.
  • quick adjectiveAccomplished rapidly and without delay.
  • quietly adverbWith low volume.
  • quirky adjectiveInformal terms; strikingly unconventional.
  • quite adverbTo a degree (not used with a negative).
  • quiz nounAn examination consisting of a few short questions.
  • quota nounA prescribed number.
  • quotation nounA short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.
  • quote verbRepeat a passage from.

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0.4% of the words in our list start with Q. Of the common ones, 21 are nouns, 9 adjectives, 4 verbs and 3 adverbs.

All words starting with Q83
Common words37
Nouns / adjectives / verbs / adverbs (common)21 / 9 / 4 / 3

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How many words start with Q?
Our list has 83 words that start with Q, and 37 of them are common in everyday English. Plurals and verb forms like "-ed" and "-ing" are not counted separately.
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