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clear filters
quack
/kwæk/
noun
B2
Somebody who falsely claims medical skill.
quad bike
/ˈkwɑd ˌbaɪk/
noun
B2
A four-wheeled off-road machine you sit astride.
qualification
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
B2+
3 meanings
An official record of passing an exam or course, or a skill or experience that makes somebody suitable for a job.
quality control
noun
B2
Checking that goods meet the required standard.
quarry
/ˈkwɒɹ.i/
noun
B2+
3 meanings
A large open pit where stone, slate or gravel is cut or dug out of the ground.
quart
/kwɔːt/
noun
B2
A liquid measure of two pints.
quarter
/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/
noun
A1
6 meanings
One of four equal parts of something.
queer
/kwɪə/
adjective
B2
2 meanings
Strange or odd, in older use.
quest
/kwɛst/
noun
B2
3 meanings
A long and difficult search for something important.
question mark
/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/
noun
B1
2 meanings
The punctuation mark used at the end of a question.
queue
/kjuː/
noun
B1+
3 meanings
A line of people waiting for something, one behind another.
quick-witted
adjective
B2
Fast to understand and to respond.
quicksand
/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/
noun
B2
Wet loose sand that gives way underfoot.
quotation
/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A stated price for a job before it is done.
quote
/kwəʊt/
verb
B1
5 meanings
To repeat someone's exact words and say whose they are.