Chapter Quack to Quotidian of Q by Soule's Synonymes

Queer, a. Odd, strange, singular, droll, whimsical, quaint, curious, fantastic, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique.

Queest, n. Cushat, ring-dove, European wood pigeon (Columba palumbus).

Quell, v. a.

1. Subdue, suppress, crush, overcome, put down, overpower.

2. Repress, restrain, check, smother, stifle, extinguish, quench, curb, bridle, lay, rein in.

3. Quiet, calm, still, compose, lull, hush, tranquillize, pacify, allay, reduce to peace, subdue.

4. Moderate, assuage, mitigate, allay, appease, alleviate, mollify, soften, dull, soothe, blunt, deaden.

Quench, v. a.

1. Extinguish, put out.

2. Destroy, still, stifle, repress, check, suppress, put an end to.

3. Allay, shake, cool, extinguish.

Quenchless, a. Inextinguishable, unquenchable, irrepressible.

Querimonious, a. See Querulous.

Querist, n. Inquirer, interrogator, investigator, questioner.

Querulous, a. Complaining, murmuring, querimonious, petulant, peevish, cross, dissatisfied, discontented, fault-finding, bewailing, lamenting, whining, mourning, fretful.

Query, n. Question, inquiry, interrogatory.

Query, v. n. Make inquiry, ask questions.

Query, v. a.

1. Question, inquire, ask.

2. Doubt, dispute, hesitate to believe, consider questionable.

Quest, n.

1. Search.