9-letter words containing q, u, i
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- physiqued — having a particular physique
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- plastique — a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing.
- pulqueria — a tavern selling pulque.
- qiongzhou — former name of Qiongshan.
- qiu chuji — Ch'iu Ch'u-chi.
- qizil qum — Kyzyl Kum.
- quad bike — four-wheeled motorcycle
- quadratic — square.
- quadricep — Quadriceps.
- quadrifid — cleft into four parts or lobes.
- quadrigae — Plural form of quadriga.
- quadrille — a card game played by four persons.
- quadrivia — Plural form of quadrivium.
- quaeritur — the question is asked
- quaesitum — something that is sought; the solution to a problem
- quagmires — Plural form of quagmire.
- quaintest — Superlative form of quaint.
- quakerism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
- quakingly — In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
- qualified — having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
- qualifier — a person or thing that qualifies.
- qualifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of qualify.
- qualitied — possessing a quality or qualities
- qualities — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- quantical — relating to quantics
- quantiles — Plural form of quantile.
- quantised — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quantitie — Obsolete spelling of quantity.
- quantized — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quantizer — An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response.
- quantizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantize.
- quantrill — William Clarke, 1837–65, Confederate guerrilla leader.
- quarriers — Plural form of quarrier.
- quarrying — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- quartiles — Plural form of quartile.
- quartzite — a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
- quasi-gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- quasimodo — Salvatore [sahl-vah-taw-re] /ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–68, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1959.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quaysides — Plural form of quayside.
- queasiest — Superlative form of queasy.
- quebecois — Quebecer.
- queenfish — a silvery and bluish drum, Seriphus politus, inhabiting shallow waters along the coast of California.
- queenship — the state, office, or dignity of a queen.
- queenside — the side of the board on which the queen is positioned at the start of a game, left for white and right for black.
- quelimane — a seaport in E Mozambique.
- quenching — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).