9-letter words containing q, u, i, e
- quicklier — (rare, literary, dated) More quickly; with greater rapidity.
- quicklime — lime1 (def 1).
- quickness — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- quicksets — Plural form of quickset.
- quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
- quicktime — (graphics, standard, file format, product) Apple Computer's software for playing audio and video. The QuickTime application is a free media player. QuickTime Pro is a paid-for version with editing ability. QuickTime's native format for audio and video is .mov but it can handle many others.
- quiescent — being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- quiesence — Misspelling of quiescence.
- quiet sun — the sun at the minimum of solar activity, occurring every 11 years.
- quietened — Simple past tense and past participle of quieten.
- quietener — a thing which quiets or sedates
- quietness — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- quietsome — still, calm, quiet
- quill pen — dip pen made from feather
- quinellas — Plural form of quinella.
- quinidine — a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C 2 0 H 2 4 N 2 O 2 , isomeric with quinine, obtained from the bark of certain species of cinchona trees or shrubs, used chiefly to regulate heart rhythm and to treat malaria.
- quinoline — a colorless, liquid, water-immiscible, nitrogenous base, C 9 H 7 N, having a disagreeable odor, occurring in coal tar, and usually prepared by oxidizing a mixture of glycerol and aniline: used as a solvent and reagent and to make dyes.
- quinolone — Any of a class of antibiotics used in treating a variety of mainly Gram-negative infections, and thought to be responsible for antibiotic resistance in some microbes.
- quintette — Alternative spelling of quintet A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.
- quintiles — Plural form of quintile.
- quintuple — fivefold; consisting of five parts.
- quipsters — Plural form of quipster.
- quirkiest — Superlative form of quirky.
- quit-rent — rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
- quitrents — Plural form of quitrent.
- quittance — recompense or requital.
- quiverful — The amount held by a quiver.
- quivering — the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
- quiverish — given to quivering, tremulous
- quivertip — A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a fish takes the bait.
- quodlibet — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- quotative — (linguistics) Form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
- quotients — Plural form of quotient.
- reacquire — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- rehnquist — William H(ubbs) [huhbz] /hʌbz/ (Show IPA), 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.
- reliquary — a repository or receptacle for relics.
- reliquefy — to liquefy again
- reliquiae — remains, as those of fossil organisms.
- requalify — to qualify again
- requicken — to restore or come back to life or vigour
- requiring — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- requiting — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- requoting — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- sequacity — following with smooth or logical regularity.
- sequelize — to make a sequel to: to sequelize a hit movie.
- sequinned — A sequinned piece of clothing is decorated or covered with sequins.
- siliquose — bearing siliques.
- siqueiros — David Alfaro [dah-veeth ahl-fah-raw] /dɑˈvið ɑlˈfɑ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1974, Mexican painter.
- sobriquet — a nickname.