6-Letter Words Starting: QUAR

• colorless glass made of almost pure silica

• a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

• (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3

• fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet

• a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

• a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

• animal hunted or caught for food

• extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

• the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

• The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.

• a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

• a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches