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PRONUNCIATION OF QUEY

quey  [kweɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quey in the English dictionary

The definition of quey in the dictionary is a young cow.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUEY


anyway
ˈɛnɪˌweɪ
away
əˈweɪ
Broadway
ˈbrɔːdˌweɪ
castaway
ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ
Conway
ˈkɒnˌweɪ
driveway
ˈdraɪvˌweɪ
gateway
ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ
giveaway
ˈɡɪvəˌweɪ
highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪ
midway
ˈmɪdˌweɪ
Norway
ˈnɔːˌweɪ
parkway
ˈpɑːkˌweɪ
pathway
ˈpɑːθˌweɪ
qua
kweɪ
railway
ˈreɪlˌweɪ
runway
ˈrʌnˌweɪ
segue
ˈsɛɡweɪ
subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪ
way
weɪ
weigh
weɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUEY

questor
questorial
questorship
questrist
quetch
quethe
quetsch
Quetta
quetzal
Quetzalcoatl
queue
queue-jump
queue-jumper
queue-jumping
queuer
queuing
queuing theory
Quevedo y Villegas
queyn
quezal

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUEY

antiquey
bluey
boutiquey
chop suey
cliquey
cluey
fluey
gluey
hump bluey
lacquey
maguey
plaguey
tissuey
uey
voguey

Synonyms and antonyms of quey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUEY

Find out the translation of quey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

quey
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quey
570 millions of speakers

English

quey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

quey
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Quey
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Quey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

quey
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quey
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

quey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

quey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Quey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Quey
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

quey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Quey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quey

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUEY»

The term «quey» is regularly used and occupies the 69.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUEY»

Discover the use of quey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Twa Cuckolds; and the Tint Quey Or Thrawart Maggy. Two ...
Wi' ae consent they leave the house, An' rattle o'er the craft fu' crouse, Sometimes alang the ditches scourin', Sometimes out-through the hedges glourin', While Marget loud an' aft did rair, " Mi' lady Hornie I" here an' there. _ Lang, lang they ...
‎1796
2
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
The names given to cattle at their various ages are these : — A new-bom animal of the ox-tribe is called a calf, a male being a bull-calf, a female a quey- calf, heifer-calf, or cove-calf ; and a castrated male calf is a stot-calf, or simply a calf.
‎1849
3
The farmer's guide to scientific and practical agriculture: ...
The names given to cattle at their various ages are these: — A new-born animal of the ox-tribe is called a calf, a male being a bull-calf, a female a quey-calf, heifer -calf, or cow-calf; and a castrated male calf is a stot-calf, or simply a calf. Calf is ...
Henry Stephens, John Pitkin Norton, 1851
4
The book of the farm
When a number are brought up together, they should be grazed by themselves on the best grass the farm affords, or they may go along with the cows, or they may go along with the ox-calves while the quey-calves are with the cows. Under any ...
Henry Stephens, John Stuart Skinner, 1854
5
Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco
broke into the jail cell, overpowered Cameron, and abducted Kum Quey. The men got a judge to hold an impromptu trial on a country road in their favor, and then forced Kum Quey into marrying one of them. Meanwhile, with the help of a Palo ...
Judy Yung, 1995
6
Tales of the East: comprising the most popular romances of ...
The lovely Uzum-quey has made a reparation for all her mistakes, by reinstating us in a throne, which Dilsenghin, king of Bit- lis, had unjustly invaded. You are not ignorant in what manner a prince like you should behave to those who are his ...
East, Henry William Weber, 1812
7
The Novelist's Magazine
These words, spoke in great wrath, and the confusion which Holonja and Uzum- quey appeared to .be in, made Gulchenraz suppose that he who spoke in such an absolute tone must needs be Tongluck. ' King of China,' (hid (lie, with a tierce  ...
‎1781
8
Mogul tales [by T.S. Gueulette] Turkish tales [from the ...
The lovely Uzum-quey has made a reparation for all tier mistakes, by reinstating us in a throne, which Dilsenghin, king of Bit- lis, had unjustly invaded. You arc not ignorant in what manner a prince like you should behave to those who are his ...
‎1812
9
An universal history: from the earliest accounts to the ...
The Province of Quey-chew. s\UEY-CHEW, one of the smallest provinces of the em- XV. i^,- pire, hath Qiiang-Ji on the south ; Hu-quatig on the Quey- calt ; Se-ch -jjen on the north ; and Tun-nan on the west ; chew, aid extends itself from 240 ...
George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, 1759
10
The Modern Part of an Universal History: From the Earliest ...
Hya-quey was persuaded that he should never be pardoned the fault he had committed, in flying when Pe-yen was about to cross that river ; and could not bear to fee Sun-hu-ching preferred to him. This made him take the resolution, not to ...
‎1759

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quey is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CITY REC SOFTBALL
Andrew Davis, Quey Coleman and Mike Donovan each singled twice for Barbier Farms (5-4). 1st Farm Credit Services 9, Dan Chris Nursery Ducks 4. 1st Farm ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Elon Musk Unveiled Super-fast And Environment-friendly Hyperloop …
On June 15, the techno-entrepreneur announced that he would be building an eight-kilometer track in Quey Valley, California to test the future game-changer ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
3
“Voglio il grembiule e ringrazio Barbieri”
A pronunciare la fatidica frase, diventata quasi un mantra planetario tra i fan del programma cult Masterchef (versione adulti e Junior), è Philippe Quey, ... «La Stampa, Apr 15»
4
IMF tips above average Taiwan GDP growth
Kao Shien-quey, deputy minister of the National Development Council, attributed the strong showing largely to rolling investment by the local semiconductor ... «Taiwan Today, Apr 15»
5
Legal spat between ex-chairman, Nobel board intensifies
He has also sued non-executive chairman Adrian Chan, independent director Teh Ban Lian and chief operating officer Wee Ai Quey. The legal moves come ... «AsiaOne, Apr 15»
6
Campus notes: Berkeley renewable energy expert to lecture
... of the Joseph Fielding Smith Building at BYU. Pykles is giving the Quey Hebrew Memorial Lecture, presented by the BYU Department of Geological Sciences. «Daily Herald, Mar 15»
7
Menaces et rendez-vous sur Facebook dans une épineuse histoire …
Ca devient dangereux », estime la procureure Audrey Quey. « Il a lâché, c'est fini, il le sait », plaide Yves Sauvayre. Le jugement devait être rendu tardivement. «Le Progrès, Mar 15»
8
Nobel Design ex-chairman sues CEO, 3 directors
... group managing director Terence Goon, non-executive chairman Adrian Chan, independent director Teh Ban Lian and chief operating officer Wee Ai Quey. «AsiaOne, Mar 15»
9
Taiwan to introduce special visa for entrepreneurs
... for foreign entrepreneurs involved in startups to better compete for international talent, according to Deputy National Development Minister Kao Shien-quey. «WantChinaTimes, Mar 15»
10
Aosta, Federfarma contro la scelta di spostare la farmacia 4 alla Cidac
“Come si fa a dire – sbotta il Presidente Cesare Quey – che una farmacia pubblica va spostata perché in zona c'è una clientela anziana con bassa capacità di ... «AostaSera, Oct 14»

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