Q
Abbreviation of quarterAbbreviation of quarter.: A quarter ounce of a drug.
» When the teacher is very strict, the students must mind their P's and Q's.
Когда учитель очень строгий, ученики должны работать изо всех сил.
Коли вчитель дуже суворий, учні повинні працювати з усієї сили.
Meaning
3 sensesAbbreviation of quarter.
(UK, countable, slang, uncountable)A quarter ounce of a drug.
(countable, uncountable)American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
(slang)A gadget master, gadget creator.
- the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
- the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
Examples
18 sentencesWhen the teacher is very strict, the students must mind their P's and Q's.
Коли вчитель дуже суворий, учні повинні працювати з усієї сили. — Wordowl
ruКогда учитель очень строгий, ученики должны работать изо всех сил. — elsteris
I've used up my Q-tips.
Tom regularly cleans his ears with Q-tips.
The letters q, w and x exist in English.
ruБуквы q, w и x существуют в английском языке. — odexed
Thus, p is the case if and only if q is the case.
deAlso ist p der Fall genau dann, wenn q der Fall ist. — User4473
Origin
From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian FlemmFrom 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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