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question mark	a punctuation mark (?). It is used at the end of a sentence that asks a question.
questionnaire	a list of questions used for gathering useful information from people.
quetzal	a large bird of Central and South America that has bright red and green feathers.
queue	a line, usually of people, waiting for something. People often get into a queue to buy something or to enter something like a theater or a bus.
quick	done very soon or without delay. [5 definitions]
quickly	in a short time; rapidly.
quicksand	a deep, wet, mixture of sand and water. Quicksand pulls down and swallows up a person or thing that stands on it.
quiet	making no sound or noise. [8 definitions]
quietly	with little or no sound.
quill	a large, stiff feather. [3 definitions]
quilt	a bed covering made of two layers of material that are filled with feathers, wool, cotton, or other soft materials. The layers are stitched together so that the stitches make patterns on the cloth. [3 definitions]
quintuplet	one of five children or animals born to a mother at a single birth.
quit	to stop; give up; refuse to take further part in. [3 definitions]
quite	to the greatest degree; completely; entirely. [3 definitions]
quite a few	a rather large number of people or things.
quiver¹	to shake with very small, quick movements. [2 definitions]
quiver²	a case designed to hold and transport arrows, often strapped to the back or waist.
quiz	to question in order to test knowledge. [3 definitions]
quota	the part or share of something that is due to a person or group. [2 definitions]
quotation	the act of quoting. [2 definitions]
quotation mark	either of a pair of punctuation marks (" "). Quotation marks are used at the beginning and end of a quotation.

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