(n.) An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished.

(v. i.) See Quob, v. i.

(a.) Alt. of Quade

(n.) A quadrat.

(n.) A quadrangle; hence, a prison.

(n.) A quagmire.

(n.) A pustule.

(n.) An annoying, worthless person.

(v. t.) To satiate; to satisfy.

(n.) A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels.

(v. t.) To furnish with quays.

(n.) The common guillemot.

(n.) A heifer.

(n.) A quip; a gibe.

(n.) A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.

(v. t.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses.

(n.) A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.

(v. t.) To taunt; to treat with quips.

(v. i.) To scoff; to use taunts.

(n.) Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

(v.) Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted.

(imp. & p. p.) of Quit

(a.) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

(a.) To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the like; to absolve; to acquit.

(a.) To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to requite; to repay.

(a.) To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of; to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.

(a.) To carry through; to go through to the end.

(a.) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting.

(v. i.) To away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

(n.) A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.

(n.) One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.

(n.) An odd or absurd fellow.

(n.) An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.

(v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.

(v. t.) To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

(v. t.) To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.

(v. i.) To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.

(n.) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison.

(v.) Quoth; said. See Quoth.

(v. i.) See Quob.