11-letter words containing q, u, i, r
- irondequoit — a city in W New York.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- liquid fire — flaming petroleum or the like, as employed against an enemy in warfare.
- liquidambar — any tree of the genus Liquidambar, including the sweet gum.
- liquidators — Plural form of liquidator.
- liquidizers — Plural form of liquidizer.
- malt liquor — beer having a relatively high alcohol content, usually 5 to 8 percent.
- maquiladora — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- marquisates — Plural form of marquisate.
- marquisette — a lightweight open fabric of leno weave in cotton, rayon, silk, or nylon.
- mesquinerie — meanness or shabbiness
- microquasar — (astronomy, stars) A high-energy binary star system that includes black hole or neutron star and which resembles a quasar.
- nonsequitur — Alternative form of non sequitur.
- perquisitor — the first person to own property that has subsequently been handed down to his heirs
- picturesque — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
- 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.
- quadrasonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadratical — (rare) quadratic.
- quadrennial — occurring every four years: a quadrennial festival.
- quadrennium — a period of four years.
- quadricycle — a vehicle similar to the bicycle and tricycle but having four wheels.
- quadrigatus — a silver coin of ancient Rome, bearing an image of Jupiter in a quadriga on the reverse.
- quadrillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quadripedal — Four-footed.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- quadrupling — Present participle of quadruple.
- quail-brush — a salt-tolerant, silvery gray shrub, Atriplex lentiformis breweri, of the amaranth family, native to southern California.
- 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.
- quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarantines — Plural form of quarantine.
- quarrelling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- quarry tile — a square or diamond-shaped unglazed floor tile
- 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)
- quarter cif — (communications, standard) (QCIF), a video format standard used in videoconferencing, that transfers one fourth as much data as Common Intermediate Format (CIF). QCIF is defined in ITU H.261 as having 144 lines and 176 pixels per line, with half as many chrominance pixels in each direction. QCIF is suitable for videoconferencing systems that use telephone lines. The codec standard specifies that QCIF compatibility is mandatory, and CIF compatibility is optional.
- quarterlies — Plural form of quarterly.
- quarterlife — designating the period of life immediately following adolescence, usually the early twenties to early thirties
- quarterpipe — Alternative form of quarter-pipe.
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- quaveringly — In a quavering manner; tremulously.
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- questioners — Plural form of questioner.
- quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
- quick grass — the couch grass, Agropyron repens.
- quick march — a march in quick time.
- quick ratio — A quick ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets minus inventories by current liabilities.