9-letter words containing a, q, u, s
- oldsquaws — Plural form of oldsquaw.
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- plastique — a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing.
- quaaludes — Plural form of quaalude.
- quadrants — Plural form of quadrant.
- quadrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate.
- quadratus — Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g., in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
- quadroons — Plural form of quadroon.
- quadwords — Plural form of quadword.
- quaesitum — something that is sought; the solution to a problem
- quaestors — Plural form of quaestor.
- 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.
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- qualities — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- qualmless — having no qualms
- quamashes — Plural form of quamash.
- quandongs — Plural form of quandong.
- quantiles — Plural form of quantile.
- quantised — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quantizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantize.
- quarriers — Plural form of quarrier.
- quarterns — Plural form of quartern.
- quartiles — Plural form of quartile.
- quartzose — 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.
- quasi-gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- quasimodo — Salvatore [sahl-vah-taw-re] /ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quaysides — Plural form of quayside.
- queasiest — Superlative form of queasy.
- quicksand — a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
- quinarius — a denomination of ancient Roman coinage, issued in silver or gold at various times and undergoing many changes of value.
- quinellas — Plural form of quinella.
- quintains — Plural form of quintain.
- sasquatch — Big Foot.
- sea squab — the blowfish: used especially on menus as a euphemism.
- sequacity — following with smooth or logical regularity.
- sequestra — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
- squabbish — rather short and fat or thick
- squabbled — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- squad car — police vehicle
- squadoosh — nothing
- squadrone — a former Scottish political party, active in the last parliament of Scotland before the Act of Union, in the early 18th century
- squadsman — a member of a squad or team.
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- squamella — a small scale or bract in a plant
- squamosal — Anatomy. of or relating to the thin, scalelike portion of the temporal bone that is situated on the side of the skull above and behind the ear.