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quadrupleverbincrease fourfoldApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quadruplicateverbto reproduce fourfoldApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quaffverbto swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draughtRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quailverbto draw back, as with fear or painUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quail atverbMWEto anticipate with dread or anxietyUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quakeverbto shake with fast, tremulous movementsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

qualifyverbdescribe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities ofApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quantifyverbexpress or measure the quantity or amount of something numericallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quantiseverbapproximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete valuesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quantizeverbapproximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete valuesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quarantineverbto place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasonsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quarrelverbto have a disagreement over somethingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quarryverbextract something, for example stones, from or as if from a quarryApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quarterverbto pull a person apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute themUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quarterbackverbplay the quarterbackApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quashverbto put down by force or intimidationEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quaververbto sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

queenverbpromote to a queen, as of a pawn in chessUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

queen it oververbMWEto act like the master ofUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

queen outverbMWEto act excited in an effeminate way, primarily used in Queer cultureUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

queerverbto complicate or reframe the analytical categories of, through an analysis of gender, sexuality, and their related power dynamicsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quellverbto suppress or crush completelyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quenchverbelectronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or deviceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

queryverbask a question or submit a request for specific informationUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

questverbseek alms, as for religious purposesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quest afterverbMWEto go in search of or hunt forApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quest forverbMWEgo in search of or hunt forApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

questionverbpose inquiries to challenge, clarify, or investigate somethingAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quetchverbto express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappinessUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

queueverbform a queue, form a line, stand in lineApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

queue upverbMWEto form a queue, form a line, stand in lineApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quibbleverbevade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objectionsAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quick-freezeverbfreeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavorsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quickenverbgive new life or energy toApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quickstepverbto perform a quickstep danceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quiesceverbto become quiet or quieterUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quietverbbecome quiet or quieterApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quiet downverbMWEto make someone or something become quieterApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quietenverbto cause to be quiet or not talkApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quiltverbto stitch or sew togetherCreateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quintupleverbincrease fivefoldApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quipverbmake jokes or quipsUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quirkverbto twist or curve abruptlyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quitverbto give up in the face of defeat of lacking hopeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quiververbmove with or as if with a regular alternating motionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quizverbexamine someone's knowledge of somethingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

quoteverbrepeat or reproduce the exact words from a sourceRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

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