7-letter words containing n, i, u
- queenie — a female given name.
- quentin — a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “fifth.”.
- questin — (organic compound) The substituted anthraquinone 3-methyl, 1,6-dihydroxy, 8-methoxy 9,10-anthraquinone found in some species of Rubiaceae.
- queuing — a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
- quicken — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- quieten — to become quiet (often followed by down).
- quillon — either of two transverse projecting members forming the cross guard of a sword.
- quinary — pertaining to or consisting of five.
- quinate — arranged in groups of five.
- quinces — Plural form of quince.
- quinche — to move, to wince
- quincke — Angioedema.
- quinela — 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.
- quinine — a white, bitter, slightly water-soluble alkaloid, C 2 0 H 2 4 N 2 O 2 , having needlelike crystals, obtained from cinchona bark: used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of resistant forms of malaria.
- quinnat — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.
- quinnet — Alternative form of quinnat.
- quinoid — a quinonoid substance.
- quinone — a yellow, crystalline, cyclic unsaturated diketone, C 6 H 4 O 2 , formed by oxidizing aniline or hydroquinone: used chiefly in photography and in tanning leather.
- quintal — a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).
- quintan — (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fifth day.
- quintet — any set or group of five persons or things.
- quintic — of the fifth degree.
- quintin — a masculine name: dim. Quint
- quiring — Present participle of quire.
- quodlin — a cooking apple
- quoting — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- quranic — Alternative spelling of Qur'anic.
- rainout — a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- reincur — to incur again
- repunit — any positive integer that consists entirely of the digit 1 repeated, for example, 11, 111, 1111
- retinue — a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- reunify — bring together again
- reunion — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 970 sq. mi. (2512 sq. km). Capital: St. Denis.
- reunite — bring together again
- rhenium — a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples. Symbol: Re; atomic number: 75; atomic weight: 186.2.
- ricinus — the castor-oil plant
- rinceau — an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- ring up — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- ronquil — any of several percoid fishes of the family Bathymasteridae, ranging along the Pacific coast of North America.
- rouging — any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- rouhani — Hassan (hæˈsɑːn). born 1948, Iranian politician; president of Iran from 2013
- rouming — the division of common pasture into individual portions
- rousing — exciting; stirring: a rousing song.
- routine — subroutine
- routing — a bellow.
- rubbing — an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub.
- rubicon — a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- ruching — material for making a ruche.
- rucking — a fold or wrinkle; crease.
- ruction — a disturbance, quarrel, or row.