9-letter words containing n, q, a
- moonquake — a seismic vibration of the moon's surface.
- newsqueak — A concurrent applicative language with synchronous channels.
- ortanique — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a tangerine, developed in Jamaica in the 1920s.
- palanquin — (formerly in India and other Eastern countries) a passenger conveyance, usually for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men.
- paranaque — a city on Luzon, in the N Philippines, on the S of Manila Bay.
- qian long — original name Hong-li. 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty. He expanded the Chinese empire and was a patron of the arts
- qiongshan — a port on N Hainan island, in S China: chief city of the island.
- quad-band — of or relating to mobile telephones that can operate on all four GSM frequency bands and therefore be used in most countries
- quadrants — Plural form of quadrant.
- quadroons — Plural form of quadroon.
- quadruman — a monkey or ape with all four feet specialized for use as hands
- quaintest — Superlative form of quaint.
- quakingly — In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
- quandongs — Plural form of quandong.
- quantally — in a quantal manner
- quantical — relating to quantics
- 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.
- quantrill — William Clarke, 1837–65, Confederate guerrilla leader.
- quarenden — a dark-red dessert apple
- quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quarryman — a person who quarries stone; quarrier.
- quarrymen — Plural form of quarryman.
- quarterns — Plural form of quartern.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- queen mab — Irish and English Folklore. a mischievous, tantalizing fairy who governs and produces people's dreams.
- queencake — a small light cake containing currants
- quelimane — a seaport in E Mozambique.
- querencia — (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. (from 1930s).
- 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.
- quinoidal — of or resembling quinone.
- quintains — Plural form of quintain.
- quittance — recompense or requital.
- quotation — something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
- quotidian — daily: a quotidian report.
- 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.
- squashing — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squatting — occupying a property illegally
- squaw man — a contemptuous term used to refer to a white or other non-Indian man married to a North American Indian woman.
- squawking — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squinancy — a prostrate Eurasian plant, Asperula cynanchica, of the madder family, having smooth, weak stems and sparse white or pink flowers, formerly believed to be a cure for quinsy.