11-letter words containing q, u, i, n, t
- inquisition — an official investigation, especially one of a political or religious nature, characterized by lack of regard for individual rights, prejudice on the part of the examiners, and recklessly cruel punishments.
- inquisitive — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
- inquisitors — Plural form of inquisitor.
- irondequoit — a city in W New York.
- liquidating — Present participle of liquidate.
- liquidation — the process of realizing upon assets and of discharging liabilities in concluding the affairs of a business, estate, etc.
- longinquity — long distance; remoteness
- monchiquite — a type of rock made up of large crystals of, among other constituents, olivine and amphibole and which is found in an analcite groundmass
- montesquieu — (Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu) 1689–1755, French philosophical writer.
- mosquitoing — Present participle of mosquito.
- non-aquatic — of, in, or pertaining to water.
- nonsequitur — Alternative form of non sequitur.
- obliquation — the fact or process of veering or moving in an oblique or slantwise direction
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- propinquity — nearness in place; proximity.
- quadrantids — a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Quadran·tid me·teor show·er) visible around January 31 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Boötes.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- quaintrelle — (obscure) A woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life’s pleasures.
- quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quantifying — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantitated — Simple past tense and past participle of quantitate.
- quantum bit — the fundamental unit of information in a quantum computer, capable of existing in two states, 0 or 1, simultaneously or at a different time.
- quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarantines — Plural form of quarantine.
- quart minor — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
- quasi-latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- questioners — Plural form of questioner.
- questioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
- questionist — a person who questions
- quezon city — a city on W central Luzon Island, in the Philippines, NE of Manila: former national capital (1948–76).
- quiescently — being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- quint major — an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
- quint minor — an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
- quinternion — five gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
- quintillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
- quintuplets — Plural form of quintuplet.
- quintupling — Present participle of quintuple.
- quotidianly — daily: a quotidian report.
- re-acquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- requisition — the act of requiring or demanding.
- requitement — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- squassation — a form of strappado in which the victim, with arms bound behind and feet heavily weighted, was jerked up and down at the end of a rope passed under the arms.
- squattiness — the condition or quality of being squat
- squint-eyed — affected with or characterized by strabismus.
- squintingly — in a way that makes one squint
- st. quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
- the antique — the style of ancient art, esp Greek or Roman art, or an example of it