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11-letter words containing q, a, i

  • patch quilt — a patchwork quilt
  • petah tiqwa — city in WC Israel: pop. 153,000
  • plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
  • preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
  • qilian shan — a mountain range in W China, bordered between Qinghai and Gansu provinces.
  • qinhuangdao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
  • quadrantids — a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Quadran·tid me·teor show·er) visible around January 31 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Boötes.
  • quadrasonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
  • quadratical — (rare) quadratic.
  • quadrennial — occurring every four years: a quadrennial festival.
  • quadrennium — a period of four years.
  • quadricycle — a vehicle similar to the bicycle and tricycle but having four wheels.
  • quadrigatus — a silver coin of ancient Rome, bearing an image of Jupiter in a quadriga on the reverse.
  • quadrillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
  • quadripedal — Four-footed.
  • quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
  • quadrupling — Present participle of quadruple.
  • quail clock — a clock that announces the hours by a sound resembling that of a quail.
  • quail-brush — a salt-tolerant, silvery gray shrub, Atriplex lentiformis breweri, of the amaranth family, native to southern California.
  • quaintrelle — (obscure) A woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life’s pleasures.
  • quaking bog — a bog formed of peat or woven rushes and shrubs that forms over water or soft mud and shakes when walked upon.
  • qualifiable — capable of being qualified: qualifiable statements.
  • qualifiedly — With qualification; conditionally.
  • qualitative — pertaining to or concerned with quality or qualities.
  • quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
  • quantifying — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  • quantitated — Simple past tense and past participle of quantitate.
  • quantum bit — the fundamental unit of information in a quantum computer, capable of existing in two states, 0 or 1, simultaneously or at a different time.
  • quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
  • quarantines — Plural form of quarantine.
  • quarrelling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
  • quarry tile — a square or diamond-shaped unglazed floor tile
  • quart minor — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
  • quarter cif — (communications, standard)   (QCIF), a video format standard used in videoconferencing, that transfers one fourth as much data as Common Intermediate Format (CIF). QCIF is defined in ITU H.261 as having 144 lines and 176 pixels per line, with half as many chrominance pixels in each direction. QCIF is suitable for videoconferencing systems that use telephone lines. The codec standard specifies that QCIF compatibility is mandatory, and CIF compatibility is optional.
  • quarterlies — Plural form of quarterly.
  • quarterlife — designating the period of life immediately following adolescence, usually the early twenties to early thirties
  • quarterpipe — Alternative form of quarter-pipe.
  • quasi-adult — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
  • quasi-equal — as great as; the same as (often followed by to or with): The velocity of sound is not equal to that of light.
  • quasi-happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • quasi-ideal — a conception of something in its perfection.
  • quasi-latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
  • quasi-legal — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
  • quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
  • quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
  • quaveringly — In a quavering manner; tremulously.
  • quesadillas — Plural form of quesadilla.
  • questionary — a questionnaire.
  • quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
  • quick grass — the couch grass, Agropyron repens.
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