13-letter words containing i, r, a, q
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
- quadrilateral — having four sides.
- quadrilingual — using or involving four languages: a quadrilingual person; a quadrilingual translation of the Bible.
- quadriliteral — using or consisting of four letters.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quadrilocular — having four compartments
- quadringenary — a 400th anniversary
- quadripartite — divided into or consisting of four parts.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
- quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
- quadruplicity — the state or fact of being quadruple or fourfold.
- quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
- quaking grass — any of several grasses of the genus Briza, having spikelets with slender, drooping stalks.
- qualificatory — That serves as qualification.
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quantity mark — a mark that is placed above a vowel or syllable to indicate its duration or length
- quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
- quarter grain — the grain appearing in quartersawed wood.
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
- quarter-miler — an athlete who specializes in running the quarter mile or the 400 metres
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasi-retired — withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- quincentenary — a 500th anniversary or its celebration.
- quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
- quinquagenary — a 50th anniversary.
- reacquainting — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- requiem shark — any of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- squanderingly — in a squandering manner
- squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
- square matrix — a matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.
- square splice — a scarf joint between two pieces, having the form of a half-lap joint with a thicker and a thinner section for each piece, the thicker one being at the end: used to resist tension.