8-letter words containing a, e, q, u
- quartier — a city district
- quartile — Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies. Compare first quartile, median, third quartile.
- quartine — (botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
- quartzes — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- quasheba — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- quatorze — a set of four cards of the same denomination, aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, scoring 14 points.
- quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quaylike — resembling a quay
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- queasier — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- quebrada — Southwestern U.S. a ravine.
- quechuan — of or relating to the Quechua language or people.
- quelpart — former name of Cheju (def 1).
- questant — a person who quests
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- quinella — a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor, in order to win, must select the first- and second-place finishers without specifying their order of finishing.
- quiniela — quinella.
- quotable — able to be quoted or easily quoted, as by reason of effectiveness, succinctness, or the like: the most quotable book of the season.
- racquets — Plural form of racquet.
- ramequin — a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
- remarque — Erich Maria [er-ik muh-ree-uh;; German ey-rikh mah-ree-ah] /ˈɛr ɪk məˈri ə;; German ˈeɪ rɪx mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.
- requital — the act of requiting.
- seaquake — an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
- sequelae — an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
- sequoyah — 1770?–1843, Cherokee Indian scholar: inventor of a syllabary for writing Cherokee.
- servqual — the provision of high-quality products by an organization backed by a high level of service for consumers
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- squadded — a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
- squadder — a member of a squad: riot squadder; fire squadder.
- squaddie — soldier
- squailer — a stick that has been specially weighted to use as a missile for throwing at something
- squalene — an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
- squaller — to cry or scream loudly and violently: The hungry baby began to squall.
- squamate — provided or covered with squamae or scales; scaly.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- squarely — in a square shape, form, or manner.
- squashed — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squatted — to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- squatter — the act or fact of squatting.
- squattle — to settle (oneself) in a squat manner
- squawked — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squawker — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squeaker — a person or thing that squeaks.
- squealer — a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
- squirage — squires considered as a whole group
- subequal — not quite equal
- t square — a T -shaped ruler, used primarily in mechanical drawing, having a short crosspiece that slides along the edge of the drawing board as a guide to the perpendicular longer section in making parallel lines, right angles, etc., and as a support for triangles.
- t-square — a T -shaped ruler, used primarily in mechanical drawing, having a short crosspiece that slides along the edge of the drawing board as a guide to the perpendicular longer section in making parallel lines, right angles, etc., and as a support for triangles.
- taqueria — a restaurant or stand specializing in Mexican dishes, as tacos and burritos.