7-letter words containing q, u, i
- inquire — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- inquiry — a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.
- inupiaq — a member of a group of Eskimos inhabiting northern Alaska along the Bering, Chukchi, and Arctic coasts, and some distance inland.
- iqaluit — a territory in N Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories, extending E from the Northwest Territories to Hudson Bay and including most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 808,181 sq. mi. (2,093, 190 sq. km) Capital: Iqaluit.
- iquique — a seaport in N Chile.
- iquitos — a city in NE Peru, on the upper Amazon.
- jonquil — a narcissus, Narcissus jonquilla, having long, narrow, rushlike leaves and fragrant, yellow or white flowers.
- lalique — René Jules [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rə neɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1945, French jewelry and glassware designer.
- liquate — to heat (an alloy or mixture) sufficiently to melt the more fusible matter and thus to separate it from the rest, as in the refining of tin.
- liquefy — Make or become liquid.
- liqueur — any of a class of alcoholic liquors, usually strong, sweet, and highly flavored, as Chartreuse or curaçao, generally served after dinner; cordial.
- liquids — Plural form of liquid.
- liquidy — Having a consistency similar to a liquid, but also similar to a solid (for example custard); semifluid.
- liquify — To make liquid.
- liquors — Plural form of liquor.
- maquila — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- marquis — a nobleman ranking next below a duke and above an earl or count.
- mesquin — mean or shabby
- mesquit — Dated form of mesquite.
- munafiq — (Islam) A hypocrite, a person who professes to believe in Islam but actually does not.
- musique — Obsolete form of music.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- optique — Obsolete form of optic.
- pasquil — John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- perique — a strong, rich-flavored tobacco produced in Louisiana, usually blended with other tobaccos.
- picquet — a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to sixes being excluded.
- piquant — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- piquing — to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
- quadri- — four
- quadric — of the second degree (said especially of functions with more than two variables).
- quailed — to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
- quailer — One who hunts quail.
- quaking — (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
- qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- quality — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- quamish — queasy; having an upset stomach; qualmish.
- quantic — a rational, integral, homogeneous function of two or more variables.
- quartic — of or relating to the fourth degree.
- quassia — a shrub or small tree, Quassia amara, of tropical America, having pinnate leaves, showy red flowers, and wood with a bitter taste. Compare quassia family.
- quassin — a bitter crystalline substance
- quatrin — (obsolete) Any of several small, copper coins, similar to a farthing, in any of several countries.
- queenie — a female given name.
- quentin — a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “fifth.”.
- quercia — Jacopo Della [yah-kaw-paw del-lah] /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1374?–1438, Italian sculptor.
- querida — Darling.
- queried — a question; an inquiry.
- querier — One who, or that which, queries.
- queries — a question; an inquiry.
- querist — a person who inquires or questions.
- questin — (organic compound) The substituted anthraquinone 3-methyl, 1,6-dihydroxy, 8-methoxy 9,10-anthraquinone found in some species of Rubiaceae.