A pass of an examination or an official completion of a course, especially one conferring status as a recognized practitioner of a profession or activity.
example - I left school at 15 with no qualifications
A condition that must be fulfilled before a right can be acquired; an official requirement.
example - the five-year residency qualification for presidential candidates
The action or fact of qualifying or being eligible for something.
example - they need to beat Poland to ensure qualification for the World Cup finals
A statement or assertion that makes another less absolute.
example - this important qualification needs to be remembered when interpreting the results
The direction of one of the points of the compass, especially as a direction from which the wind blows.
example - The weather was perfect, the course firm and the wind blowing from the quarter best suited to setting golfers the fiercest possible test on the inward nine holes.
Rooms or lodgings, especially those allocated to people in military or domestic service.
example - they lived in RAF married quarters
synonyms - accommodation, lodgings, rooms, chambers, place of residence, home, shelter
Pity or mercy shown towards an enemy or opponent who is in one"s power.
Each of four or more roughly equal divisions of a shield separated by vertical and horizontal lines.
verb
Divide into four equal or corresponding parts.
example - peel and quarter the bananas
Be stationed or lodged in a specified place.
example - many were quartered in tents
synonyms - accommodate, house, board, lodge, give accommodation to, provide with accommodation, put up, take in, give a bed to, install, give a roof to, put a roof over someone"s head, shelter
Range over or traverse (an area) in every direction.
example - we watched a pair of kingfishers quartering the river looking for minnows
The female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
example - he insisted the princess could be crowned queen
synonyms - monarch, sovereign, head of state, ruler, Crown, Her Majesty
The most powerful chess piece that each player has, able to move in any direction along a rank, file, or diagonal on which it stands.
example - As far as movement, he"s as versatile as the queen piece on a chess board.
A playing card bearing a representation of a queen, normally ranking next below a king and above a jack.
example - You should generally try to avoid playing aces, kings, queens and jacks except when capturing or building with them.
A reproductive female in a colony of social ants, bees, wasps, or termites, frequently the only one present in a colony.
example - We present data on reproductive partitioning among queens in the ant Leptothorax rugatulus with special emphasis on relatedness and body size.
An adult female cat that has not been spayed.
synonyms - feline
A gay man, especially one regarded as ostentatiously effeminate.
synonyms - gay person, lesbian, gay
verb
Behave in an unpleasantly superior way towards (someone)
example - Monique was queening it over everybody
Convert (a pawn) into a queen when it reaches the opponent"s back rank on the board.
example - A Slav drawn in 22 moves after a short burst of excitement where Kramnik gave up his queen, then queened a pawn to re-establish material equality.
Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.
example - four men were being questioned about the killings
synonyms - interrogate, ask questions of, put questions to, cross-examine, cross-question, quiz, probe, canvass, catechize, interview, debrief, sound out, examine, give the third degree to
example - Reg"s illness progressed frighteningly quickly
synonyms - fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, at high speed, with all speed, at speed, at full speed, at the speed of light, at full tilt, as fast as one"s legs can carry one, at a gallop, briskly, at the double, post-haste, with all possible haste, like a whirlwind, like an arrow from a bow, at breakneck speed, expeditiously, madly, hotfoot, with dispatch
Carried out discreetly, secretly, or with moderation.
example - we wanted a quiet wedding
synonyms - private, confidential, secret, discreet, unofficial, off the record, between ourselves, between you and me, between you and me and the bedpost, between you and me and the doorpost, between you and me and the gatepost, between you and me and the wall
noun
Absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm.
example - the ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet
To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely.
example - it"s quite out of the question
synonyms - completely, fully, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, utterly, outright, thoroughly, altogether, in every respect, in all respects, without reservation, without exception
To a certain or fairly significant extent or degree; fairly.
example - it"s quite warm outside
synonyms - fairly, rather, somewhat, a bit, a little, slightly, relatively, comparatively, moderately, after a fashion, reasonably, to some degree, to some extent, to a certain extent
exclamation
Expressing agreement with or understanding of a remark or statement.
example - ‘I don"t want to talk about that now.’ ‘Quite’
synonyms - precisely, yes, right, that"s right, just so, quite so, quite, indeed, absolutely, truly, certainly, definitely, assuredly, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt