Q.
The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Q.
The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Q.
Abbreviation of question or questions.
Q and A
Abbreviation of quarter.
Abbreviation of quarter. A quarter ounce of a drug.
Ellipsis of Q factor (“quality factor”).
Abbreviation of quasar.
Abbreviation of qualified.
American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
Abbreviation of queen.
Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).
Abbreviation of qualification.
Where this word comes from
Shortening
Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Abbreviation of Quran.
The hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle (“source”)); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)
Abbreviation of QAnon (“anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory”).
Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.
Where this word comes from
Shortening
A gadget master, gadget creator.
Where this word comes from
From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.