q

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet ;

q fever

an acute disease resembling influenza ;

qabala

an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret ;

qabalah

an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret ;

qabbala

an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries ;

qabbalah

an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries ;

qaddafi

Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) ;

qadhafi

Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942) ;

qadi

an Islamic judge ;

qaeda

a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries ;

qandahar

a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center ;

qara qum

a desert in Turkmenistan south of the Aral Sea ;

qassam brigades

the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel ;

qat

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" ;

qatar

a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf ; an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil ;

qatar peninsula

a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf ;

qatari

a native or inhabitant of Qatar ;

qatari dirham

100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar ;

qatari monetary unit

monetary unit in Qatar ;

qatari riyal

the basic unit of money in Qatar ;

qcd

a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together ;

qed

a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons ;

qepiq

100 qepiq equal 1 manat in Azerbaijan ;

qi

the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health ;

qiang

the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan ;

qiangic

the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan ;

qibla

a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa ; the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers ;

qindarka

100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania ;

qing

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu ;

qing dynasty

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu ;

qintar

100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania ;

qizil qum

a desert in Uzbekistan southeast of the Aral Sea ;

qoph

the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet ;

quaalude

sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse ;

quack

the harsh sound of a duck ; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice ;

quack-quack

child's word for a duck ;

quack grass

European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed ;

quackery

medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings ; the dishonesty of a charlatan ;

quackgrass

European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed ;

quad

a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings ; (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words ; a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg ; one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy ;