9-letter words containing q, a
- plaquette — a small plaque
- plastique — a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing.
- pulqueria — a tavern selling pulque.
- q & a — Q & A is a situation in which a person or group of people asks questions and another person or group of people answers them. Q & A is short for 'question and answer'.
- qadariyah — the group who defended free will against the doctrine of predestination.
- qadiriyah — a Sufi fraternity founded by ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077–1166) in the 12th century.
- 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.
- quaaludes — Plural form of quaalude.
- quad bike — four-wheeled motorcycle
- quad left — (in computer typesetting) flush left.
- 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.
- quadrated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrate.
- quadrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate.
- quadratic — square.
- quadratus — Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g., in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
- quadrella — four nominated horse races in which the punter bets on selecting the four winners
- quadricep — Quadriceps.
- quadrifid — cleft into four parts or lobes.
- quadrigae — Plural form of quadriga.
- quadrille — a card game played by four persons.
- quadrivia — Plural form of quadrivium.
- quadroons — Plural form of quadroon.
- quadruman — a monkey or ape with all four feet specialized for use as hands
- quadruped — four-footed.
- quadruple — fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
- quadruply — fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
- quadwords — Plural form of quadword.
- quaeritur — the question is asked
- quaesitum — something that is sought; the solution to a problem
- quaestors — Plural form of quaestor.
- quaffable — (informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.
- quagmires — Plural form of quagmire.
- quaintest — Superlative form of quaint.
- quakeress — a woman or girl who is a Quaker.
- 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.
- qualmless — having no qualms
- quamashes — Plural form of quamash.
- 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.