quarters, n. pl. rooms, lodging; posts, stations, cantonments, barracks.

quartz, n. silica, silex.

quash, v. [crush], [subdue], extinguish, [quell], [suppress]; [annul], [overrule].

quashing, n. extinguishment, [quelling], [suppression]; [annulment], [overruling].

quaver, n. [shaking], [trembling], [quiver].--v. [shake], [tremble], [quiver].

quay, n. [wharf].

quean, n. [hussy], [jade].

queen, n. consort.

queer, a. [odd], [erratic], [eccentric], [peculiar], [singular], [unusual], [uncommon], [unique], [whimsical], [bizarre], [strange], [grotesque], [fantastic], unconventional, [nondescript], [freakish], exceptional, [irregular]; (Colloq.) suspicious, [questionable].

queer, v. (Slang) [ridicule], [banter], [rally]; [spoil], [discourage].