8-letter words containing q, a
- 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.
- quaylike — resembling a quay
- quayside — the area bordering and around a quay or quays.
- queasier — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- queasily — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- quebrada — Southwestern U.S. a ravine.
- quechuan — of or relating to the Quechua language or people.
- quelpart — former name of Cheju (def 1).
- questant — a person who quests
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- quiddany — a type of quince jelly
- quiktran — Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities. Sammet 1969, p.226.
- quillaia — soapbark (sense 1)
- quillman — (archaic) One who writes with a quill.
- quinella — 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.
- quiniela — quinella.
- quintain — an object mounted on a post or attached to a movable crossbar mounted on a post, used as a target in the medieval sport of tilting.
- quintals — Plural form of quintal.
- quintant — a sextant having an arc equal to one fifth of a circle.
- quirinal — one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
- quotable — able to be quoted or easily quoted, as by reason of effectiveness, succinctness, or the like: the most quotable book of the season.
- quotably — in a quotable manner
- 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.
- seaquake — an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
- sequelae — an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
- sequoyah — 1770?–1843, Cherokee Indian scholar: inventor of a syllabary for writing Cherokee.
- servqual — the provision of high-quality products by an organization backed by a high level of service for consumers
- shangqiu — a city in E Henan province, in E China.
- squabash — to crush or demolish (an attack, argument, opponent, etc.)
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- squadded — a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
- squadder — a member of a squad: riot squadder; fire squadder.
- squaddie — soldier
- 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
- squalene — an oil, C 3 0 H 5 0 , intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol, obtained for use in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
- squaller — to cry or scream loudly and violently: The hungry baby began to squall.
- squaloid — of, relating to, or like a shark, or specifically the dogfish (Squalidae) family of sharks
- squamate — provided or covered with squamae or scales; scaly.
- squamish — a member of a North American Indian people of the southwestern coast of British Columbia.
- squamous — covered with or formed of squamae or scales.
- 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.
- squarson — a clergyman who is also main local landowner