9-letter words containing q, a, i
- quadrigae — Plural form of quadriga.
- quadrille — a card game played by four persons.
- quadrivia — Plural form of quadrivium.
- quaeritur — the question is asked
- quaesitum — something that is sought; the solution to a problem
- quagmires — Plural form of quagmire.
- quaintest — Superlative form of quaint.
- quakerism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
- quakingly — In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
- qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- qualifier — a person or thing that qualifies.
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- qualitied — possessing a quality or qualities
- qualities — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- 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.
- quarriers — Plural form of quarrier.
- quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quartiles — Plural form of quartile.
- quartzite — a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
- quasi-gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- quasimodo — Salvatore [sahl-vah-taw-re] /ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quaysides — Plural form of quayside.
- queasiest — Superlative form of queasy.
- quelimane — a seaport in E Mozambique.
- querencia — (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. (from 1930s).
- quickbeam — a rowan tree
- quickdraw — (climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- 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.
- quillback — a carpsucker, Carpiodes cyprinus, inhabiting waters in the central and eastern U.S., having one ray of the dorsal fin greatly elongated.
- 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.
- quitclaim — a transfer of all one's interest, as in a parcel of real estate, especially without a warranty of title.
- quittance — recompense or requital.
- quizzical — odd, queer, or comical.
- quotation — something that is quoted; a passage quoted from a book, speech, etc.: a speech full of quotations from Lincoln's letters.
- quotative — (linguistics) Form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
- quotidian — daily: a quotidian report.
- reacquire — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- reliquary — a repository or receptacle for relics.