8-letter words containing q, a, r
- quadcore — (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of four cores.
- quadrans — a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.
- quadrant — a quarter of a circle; an arc of 90°.
- quadrate — square or rectangular.
- quadrats — Plural form of quadrat.
- quadriad — a group of four, especially a group of four persons with an interest or task in common.
- quadrics — Plural form of quadric.
- quadriga — a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.
- quadroon — a person having one-fourth black ancestry, with one black grandparent; the offspring of a mulatto and a white person.
- quadword — (computing) A numerical value of four times the magnitude of a word, thus typically 64 bits.
- quaestor — one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
- quagmire — an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- quagmiry — relating to a quagmire
- quakerly — like a Quaker.
- quandary — a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- quarnero — Gulf of, an arm of the Adriatic Sea, in Croatia.
- quarrels — Plural form of quarrel.
- quarrian — a cockatiel, Leptolophus hollandicus, of scrub and woodland regions of inland Australia, that feeds on seeds and grasses
- quarried — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quarrier — a person who quarries stone.
- quarries — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quarrion — A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
- quartern — a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.
- quarters — one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
- quartets — Plural form of quartet.
- quartier — a city district
- quartile — Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies. Compare first quartile, median, third quartile.
- quartine — (botany, archaic) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside.
- quartzes — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- quatorze — a set of four cards of the same denomination, aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, scoring 14 points.
- quatrain — a stanza or poem of four lines, usually with alternate rhymes.
- quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- queasier — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- quebrada — Southwestern U.S. a ravine.
- quelpart — former name of Cheju (def 1).
- quiktran — Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities. Sammet 1969, p.226.
- quirinal — one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
- racquets — Plural form of racquet.
- ramequin — a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
- remarque — Erich Maria [er-ik muh-ree-uh;; German ey-rikh mah-ree-ah] /ˈɛr ɪk məˈri ə;; German ˈeɪ rɪx mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1970, German novelist in the U.S.
- requital — the act of requiting.
- servqual — the provision of high-quality products by an organization backed by a high level of service for consumers
- squadder — a member of a squad: riot squadder; fire squadder.
- squadron — a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- squailer — a stick that has been specially weighted to use as a missile for throwing at something
- squaller — to cry or scream loudly and violently: The hungry baby began to squall.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- squarely — in a square shape, form, or manner.
- squarial — a type of square dish formerly produced by BSB for receiving satellite television. Previous satellite dishes had been round. The Squarial ceased to be produced in 1990.
- squarish — approximately square.