Definitions of
sound-alike words: Q
- cue
- signal to begin, as in: At the meeting, I won't say anything until I get the cue from you.
- queue
- people in line, as in: We had to wait in the queue to get tickets for the movie.
- quiet
- not noisy, as in: I need to find a quiet place to study.
- quit
- discontinue or resign, as in: She wants to quit her job but she can't afford it.
- quite
- completely or to a considerable degree, as in: Are you quite sure that the door is locked?
This list of definitions can't replace your dictionary. Rather
than discussing every possible meaning of the words on this list,
I try to show how one word differs from another in a group of words that sound or
look very much alike.
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