There once was a very rich man who wanted to take his wealth with him when he died. He prayed and prayed until the Lord gave in, but on one condition – he could only take one suitcase of his wealth.
The rich man began to worry, "What kind of currency should I take – the dollar, the pound, the euro, the yen?" He finally decided to turn everything into gold bullion.
The day came when God called him home. St. Peter told him that he couldn’t bring in his suitcase with him. The man explained that he had an agreement with God.
"That’s unusual," St. Peter said. "Mind if I take a look?"
The man opened his suitcase to reveal the shining gold bullion.
"Why in heaven would you bring pavement?" St. Peter exclaimed
adj. Constituting or having a quorum. [from *quorum]
QUADRANT
n. - quarter of a circle's circumference.
- quarter of a circle enclosed by two radii at right angles.
- quarter of a sphere etc.
- any of four parts of a plane divided by two lines at right angles.
- a graduated quarter-circular strip of metal etc. B instrument graduated (esp. Through an arc of 90°) for measuring angles. [latin quadrans -ant-]
QUADRATE
—adj. Esp. Anat. & zool. Square or rectangular. —n. Rectangular object. —v. (-ting) make square. [latin quadro make square]
QUAGMIRE
n. - muddy or boggy area.
- hazardous situation. [from quag bog, *mire]
QUANDARY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 perplexed state.
- practical dilemma. [origin uncertain]
QUANTIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) 1 determine the quantity of.
- express as a quantity. quantifiable adj. Quantification n. [medieval latin: related to *quantity]
QUANTITY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 property of things that is measurable.
- size, extent, weight, amount, or number.
- specified or considerable portion, number, or amount (buys in quantity; small quantity of food).
- (in pl.) Large amounts or numbers; an abundance.
- length or shortness of vowel sounds or syllables.
- math. Value, component, etc. That may be expressed in numbers. [latin quantus how much]
- surveyor n. Person who measures and prices building work.
QUATRAIN
n. Four-line stanza. [french quatre four]
QUAYSIDE
n. Land forming or near a quay.
QUESTION
mark n. Punctuation mark (?) Indicating a question.
- time n. Period in parliament when mps may question ministers.
- —n. - sentence worded or expressed so as to seek information or an answer.
- a doubt or dispute about a matter (no question that he is dead). B raising of such doubt etc.
- matter to be discussed or decided.
- problem requiring a solution. —v. - ask questions of; interrogate; subject (a person) to examination.
- throw doubt upon; raise objections to. be just a question of time be certain to happen sooner or later. Be a question of be at issue, be a problem (it's a question of money). Call in (or into) question express doubts about.
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