9-letter words containing a, e, q, u
- odalisque — a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey.
- ortanique — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a tangerine, developed in Jamaica in the 1920s.
- paranaque — a city on Luzon, in the N Philippines, on the S of Manila Bay.
- parquetry — mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.
- parroquet — parakeet.
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- paycheque — a payment for work done
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- plaquette — a small plaque
- plastique — a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing.
- pulqueria — a tavern selling pulque.
- quaaludes — Plural form of quaalude.
- quad bike — four-wheeled motorcycle
- quad left — (in computer typesetting) flush left.
- quadrated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrate.
- quadrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate.
- quadrella — four nominated horse races in which the punter bets on selecting the four winners
- quadricep — Quadriceps.
- quadrigae — Plural form of quadriga.
- quadrille — a card game played by four persons.
- quadruped — four-footed.
- quadruple — fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
- quaeritur — the question is asked
- quaesitum — something that is sought; the solution to a problem
- quaestors — Plural form of quaestor.
- quaffable — (informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.
- quagmires — Plural form of quagmire.
- quaintest — Superlative form of quaint.
- quakeress — a woman or girl who is a Quaker.
- quakerism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
- qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- qualifier — a person or thing that qualifies.
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- qualitied — possessing a quality or qualities
- qualities — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- qualmless — having no qualms
- quamashes — Plural form of quamash.
- quantiles — Plural form of quantile.
- quantised — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quantitie — Obsolete spelling of quantity.
- quantized — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quantizer — An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response.
- quantizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantize.
- quarenden — a dark-red dessert apple
- quarreled — Simple past tense and past participle of quarrel.
- quarreler — One who quarrels or is disposed to do so. An arguer or disputer.
- quarriers — Plural form of quarrier.
- quarrymen — Plural form of quarryman.
- quartered — being one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which anything is or may be divided.
- quarterer — (historical) One of a group of agricultural workers who were entitled to keep a quarter of the harvest as payment, yielding up the rest to their lord.