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13-letter words containing q, u, i

  • quintessences — Plural form of quintessence.
  • quintillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
  • quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
  • quitted trick — a trick the cards of which have been collected by the taker and turned face down, further examination being prohibited.
  • quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
  • quota-hopping — (in the EU) the practice of obtaining the right to catch a part of a country's national quota for fish in European waters by buying licences from its fishermen
  • reacquainting — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
  • reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • requiem shark — any of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
  • requisitioner — the act of requiring or demanding.
  • rock squirrel — a large, gray ground squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus, inhabiting rocky areas of the southwestern U.S.
  • saint-quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
  • sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
  • sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
  • sesquiterpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
  • somniloquence — sleep-talking
  • spring squill — a European liliaceous plant Scilla verna, having small blue or purple flowers
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
  • square matrix — a matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.
  • square splice — a scarf joint between two pieces, having the form of a half-lap joint with a thicker and a thinner section for each piece, the thicker one being at the end: used to resist tension.
  • square-rigged — having square sails as the principal sails.
  • square-rigger — having square sails as the principal sails.
  • squeezability — the quality of being capable of, or suitable for, being squeezed
  • squirrel away — any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
  • squirrel cage — a cage containing a cylindrical framework that is rotated by a squirrel or other small animal running inside of it.
  • squirrel corn — an American plant, Dicentra canadensis, of the fumitory family, having yellow roots resembling kernels of corn, finely dissected leaves, and clusters of drooping, heart-shaped, cream-colored flowers.
  • sub-questions — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
  • tahrir square — a large square in central Cairo, in Egypt. The name, meaning ‘liberation’, was used informally after the 1919 revolution and then officially after the 1952 revolution. Scene of mass demonstrations in 2011 against the government of president Hosni Mubarak
  • the squitters — diarrhoea
  • tranquillizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
  • tree squirrel — any squirrel of the genus Sciurus, with a long, bushy tail, familiar in parks and wooded areas throughout temperate regions.
  • triquetrously — from a triquetrous point of view
  • unequivocally — in a way that is clear and unambiguous: The theme is unequivocally religious.
  • uninquisitive — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
  • unpicturesque — not visually pleasing; not striking or beautiful
  • unqualifiedly — not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
  • unquarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
  • unquestioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
  • ventriloquial — of, relating to, or using ventriloquism.
  • ventriloquism — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
  • ventriloquist — a person who performs or is skilled in ventriloquism.
  • ventriloquize — to produce (sounds) in the manner of a ventriloquist
  • ventriloquous — of or relating to ventriloquism or a ventriloquist
  • water quality — Water quality is the degree to which water is clean, and whether it is suitable for drinking, for making plants grow, or for fish to live in, etc.
  • wave equation — Mathematics, Physics. any differential equation that describes the propagation of waves or other disturbances in a medium.
  • well-equipped — to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army: They spent several thousand dollars to equip their boat.
  • wife's equity — a wife's right to have provision made for her and her children out of her estate, without the aid of a court of equity, if her husband cannot obtain the funds
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