querulousness

the quality of being given to complaining ;

query

an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" ;

query language

a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed ;

quest

the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" ; a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" ;

quester

someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" ;

question

uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" ; the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" ; an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question" ; a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" ; an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" ; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" ;

question mark

a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question ;

question master

the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game ;

question of fact

a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide ;

question of law

a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide ;

question sheet

a written examination ;

question time

a period during a parliamentary session when members of British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers ;

questioner

someone who asks a question ;

questioning

a request for information ;

questionnaire

a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information ;

quetzal

large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage ; the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos ;

quetzal bird

large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage ;

quetzalcoatl

an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent ;

queue

a braid of hair at the back of the head ; (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted ; a line of people or vehicles waiting for something ;

quezon city

city on Luzon adjoining Manila ;

qui vive

condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" ;

quiaquia

small fusiform fish of western Atlantic ;

quibble

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections ;

quibbler

a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections ;

quiche

the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche ; a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables) ; a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala ;

quiche lorraine

quiche made with cheese and bacon ;

quick

any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) ;

quick-wittedness

intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay ;

quick assets

assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) ;

quick bread

breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking ;

quick buck

quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" ;

quick fix

hurried repair ;

quick grass

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

quick march

marching at quick time ;

quick study

someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge" ;

quick temper

a feeling of resentful anger ;

quick time

a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute ;

quickener

an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body" ;

quickening

the act of accelerating; increasing the speed ; the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain" ; the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus ;

quickie

hurried repair ;