5-letter words containing a, q
- quash — to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
- quasi — resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.
- quass — a Russian beer made from fermenting rye or barley and having a dark color and sour taste.
- quata — Archaic form of coiata.
- quate — (Scotland) quiet.
- quave — (intransitive, obsolete) To quiver or tremble.
- quayd — (obsolete) Past participle of quail.
- quays — Plural form of quay.
- qubba — a small Moslem shrine.
- quean — an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
- quena — a recorderlike bamboo flute having a notched mouthpiece, used in Andean music.
- quina — the cinchona tree
- quoad — regarding, with respect to
- quora — Plural form of quorum.
- quota — the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
- quran — Koran.
- rtfaq — (Usenet, primarily written, by analogy with RTFM) Read the FAQ! An exhortation that the person addressed ought to read the newsgroup's FAQ list before posting questions.
- squab — a nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged.
- squad — a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
- squat — 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.
- squaw — Older Use: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian woman, especially a wife.
- talaq — a form of divorce under Islamic law in which the husband repudiates the marriage by saying 'talaq' three times
- wpqha — Western Pennsylvania Quarter Horse Association
- yaqui — a member of an American Indian people of Sonora, Mexico.
- zarqa — a city in N Jordan, N of Amman.