6-letter words starting with QUA

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• quarrya person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
• quaintstrange in an interesting or pleasing way
• quartzcolorless glass made of almost pure silica
• quacksan untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
• qualmsuneasiness about the fitness of an action
• quahogAtlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
• quakera member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
• quartsa United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
• quakesshaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
• quarks(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
• quasara starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts
• quatre
• quailsflesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
• quantaa discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
• qualia
• quartothe size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
• quarte
• quants
• quakedshake with fast, tremulous movements
• quavera tremulous sound
• quaggamammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
• quangoa quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government
• quaich
• quaggy(of soil) soft and watery
• quaere
• quaffsa hearty draft
• quaigh
• qualmy