increasing by a factor of five
<noun.process>

quintupling

witty remark
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

crack

quip

sally

wisecrack

a witty saying
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

epigram

quip

make jokes or quips
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

gag

quip

sample sentences

"The students were gagging during dinner"

calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
<noun.artifact>

quipu

any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber
<noun.plant>

quira

hard heavy red wood of a quira tree
<noun.plant>

Panama redwood

quira

a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
<noun.quantity>

quire

a strange attitude or habit
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

crotchet

oddity

queerness

quirk

quirkiness

a narrow groove beside a beading
<noun.artifact>

quirk

twist or curve abruptly
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quirk

sample sentences

"She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates
<noun.artifact>

bead and quirk

quirk bead

a molding having a small groove in it
<noun.artifact>

quirk molding

quirk moulding

a molding having a small groove in it
<noun.artifact>

quirk molding

quirk moulding

a strange attitude or habit
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

crotchet

oddity

queerness

quirk

quirkiness

(informal) strikingly unconventional
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

far-out

kinky

offbeat

quirky

way-out

whip with a leather thong at the end
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

quirt

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
<noun.person>

collaborationist

collaborator

quisling

act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
<noun.act>

collaboration

collaborationism

quislingism

put an end to a state or an activity
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 104 freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

cease

discontinue

give up

lay off

quit

stop

sample sentences

"Quit teasing your little brother"

go away or leave
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

depart

quit

take leave

give up or retire from a position
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

leave office

quit

resign

step down

sample sentences

"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"
"The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
<verb.competition>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

chuck up the sponge

drop by the wayside

drop out

fall by the wayside

give up

quit

throw in

throw in the towel

sample sentences

"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

turn away from; give up
<verb.possession>

foreswear

quit

relinquish

renounce

sample sentences

"I am foreswearing women forever"

act of transferring a title or right or claim to another
<noun.act>

quitclaim

document transferring title or right or claim to another
<noun.communication>

quitclaim

quitclaim deed

document transferring title or right or claim to another
<noun.communication>

quitclaim

quitclaim deed

to a degree (not used with a negative)
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 57

quite

rather

sample sentences

"quite tasty"
"quite soon"
"quite ill"
"quite rich"

to the greatest extent; completely
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 47

quite

sample sentences

"you're quite right"
"she was quite alone"
"was quite mistaken"
"quite the opposite"
"not quite finished"
"did not quite make it"

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

quite

quite a

quite an

sample sentences

"her victory was quite something"
"she's quite a girl"
"quite a film"
"quite a walk"
"we've had quite an afternoon"

actually or truly or to an extreme
<adv.all>

quite

sample sentences

"was quite a sudden change"
"it's quite the thing to do"
"quite the rage"
"Quite so!"

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

quite

quite a

quite an

sample sentences

"her victory was quite something"
"she's quite a girl"
"quite a film"
"quite a walk"
"we've had quite an afternoon"

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

batch

deal

flock

good deal

great deal

hatful

heap

lot

mass

mess

mickle

mint

mountain

muckle

passel

peck

pile

plenty

pot

quite a little

raft

sight

slew

spate

stack

tidy sum

wad

sample sentences

"a batch of letters"
"a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
"it must have cost plenty"
"a slew of journalists"
"a wad of money"

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

quite

quite a

quite an

sample sentences

"her victory was quite something"
"she's quite a girl"
"quite a film"
"quite a walk"
"we've had quite an afternoon"

on equal terms by payment or requital
<adj.all>

quits

sample sentences

"we're now quits"
"finally quits with the loan"

payment of a debt or obligation
<noun.possession>

quittance

repayment

a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
<noun.possession>

quittance

a person who gives up too easily
<noun.person>

quitter

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

chill

frisson

quiver

shiver

shudder

thrill

tingle

sample sentences

"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

the act of vibrating
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quiver

quivering

vibration

case for holding arrows
<noun.artifact>

quiver

a shaky motion
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

palpitation

quiver

quivering

shakiness

shaking

trembling

vibration

sample sentences

"the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

shake with fast, tremulous movements
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

palpitate

quake

quiver

sample sentences

"His nostrils palpitated"

move back and forth very rapidly
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

flicker

flitter

flutter

quiver

waver

sample sentences

"the candle flickered"

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
<verb.motion>

beat

pulsate

quiver

sample sentences

"the city pulsated with music and excitement"

the act of vibrating
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quiver

quivering

vibration

a shaky motion
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

palpitation

quiver

quivering

shakiness

shaking

trembling

vibration

sample sentences

"the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

quixotic

romantic

wild-eyed

sample sentences

"as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"
"a romantic disregard for money"
"a wild-eyed dream of a world state"