Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Chinese philosophy The fundamental life force or energy.
Etymologies
- From Chinese Mandarin trad. 氣, simpl. 气 (pinyin: qì). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Star Wars spirituality was grounded in Chinese "qi," the very energy of the universe.”
“Knowing qi, feeling it, sensing it, you can learn what techniques and choices enhance it and allow it to flow freely (stagnant qi is seen as a source of disease) and you may find this sensitivity helps you stay healthy and enjoy life more.”
“From the traditional Chinese medicine perspective, postpartum depression is due to the depletion of blood and qi from the process of giving birth.”
The Huffington Post: Sat Hon: Tao of Food: Ginger for the Common Cold and Postpartum Recovery
“The Chinese call it qi, Obi-Wan Kenobi calls it the force and Tony Robbins calls it the Peak Mind State.”
“The radiant heat produced by moxibustion," my therapist said, "penetrates deeply into the body to strengthen the blood, and restore the balance and flow of vital energy or life force called qi or ch'i.”
“According to the TCM view, a vital energy called qi flows through the body along channels called meridians.”
The Huffington Post: Arthur Rosenfeld: Should You Try Acupuncture?
“High-Tech Tools Show How Acupuncture Works in Treating Arthritis, Back Pain, Other Ills. Acupuncture has long baffled medical experts and no wonder: It holds that an invisible life force called qi”
“Hun Dun Yi Qi there is only one qi, which is Tao, 292”
“Hun Dun Yi Qi there is only one qi, which is Tao, 292, 293–94”
“It is also named yuan qi original qi, which is produced by Yuan Shen.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘qi’.
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Q words
Ever get stuck with the random bunch of letters and a q and not know any words? Well, maybe this will help.
quire, quais, quai, queer, quoit, quitrent, quipster, question, quest, questing, quests, quit and 208 more...
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Substancestry
Mysterious and theoretical substances and "stuff" of legend. More emphasis on the ancient, mystical, mythical, folklore, mathematical, and scientific. I won't be listing too many "sci-fi" or comed...
ylem, ichor, aether, ectoplasm, impossible object, quark star, eucharist, pixie dust, eitr, elixir of life, philosopher's stone, alkahest and 126 more...
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Annoying words that are surprisingly ...
Those foreign, abbreviated, hyphenated, or capitalized words that make you want to scream "aa" and throw the board at your opponent.
aa, za, qat, amu, tranq, memsahib, ka, jefe, biz, fem, qi, zaire and 3 more...
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You're a SUPER Hero!
List as many "super" powers as you can think of! Anything that would be called for example "super strength", please remove the first word and list only the second word Thanks!
flight, flying, hovering, strength, invisibility, intelligence, psychic, telekinesis, smell, touch, taste, hearing and 47 more...
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Words Surprisingly Accepted by Scrabb...
Official Scrabble for the iPhone.
neb, rared, ae, begum, biner, pignut, nogs, qua, za, diss, qi
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intueri's Words
inveigle, dolorous, archly, feckless, resplendent, concatenation, peripatetic, delightful, cookie, fey, ephemeral, effervescent and 347 more...
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Unusual words for Words With Friends
A list of words that WWF recognizes as valid - most are unusual words; some are simply high-scoring.
botel, slipe, jeu, chub, chubs, cote, mure, tittle, dev, loo, hoke, helo and 357 more...
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kimo2000's Words
pakalolo, miliated, voodoo, vindaloo, hacienda, acquiesce, addlepated, olio, akimbo, apropos, oogenesis, arugula and 181 more...
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A Mini-Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words
This mini-dictionary was inspired by the novel and imaginative use of language in the following publications:
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown; The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart; Lullaby by...abase, anomie, antediluvium, aphorism, apropos, armoire, ascetic, atrium, austere, balustrade, bordello, catechism and 107 more...
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Acceptable two-letter Scrabble words
aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ah, ai, al, am, an, ar, as and 89 more...
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Q but not Qu
Words that start with Q but don't have a U right after the opening Q. Hard to do without using words from other languages.
qwerty, qi, qhat, qheche, qhom, qiana, qiviut, qat, qindarka
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I Live a (SOWPODS) Hardscrabble Life
aa, ad, ae, ah, ai, am, an, ar, as, at, aw, ax and 168 more...
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zetadiction
words that embody life
hydrae, kleptocracy, curmudgeon, wordie, risotto, qi, pulchritudinous, micropolitan, schadenfreude, neolithic, experimentalist, zeta and 477 more...
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Qs, with no Us
qat, qoph, qanat, qintar, qwerty, qi, qadi, qibla, qasida, qawwal, qigong, qabalah and 4 more...
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laugharn's Words
schoenfraun, schadenfreude, scrabble, meta, phantom, interceptor, incandescence, synecdoche, tmesis, reverie, heretofore, tantamount and 35 more...
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2 Letter Scrabble Words
All playable 2 letter Scrabble words from OSPD4
aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ah, ai, al, am, an, ar, as and 87 more...
Tweets
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jwjarvis geist Dec 2, 2010
seanahan Has been a life saver in Scrabble. Dec 6, 2006