11-letter words containing q
- biquarterly — occurring twice every three months
- bouquetiere — an assortment of fresh vegetables
- brusqueness — abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
- bunco squad — an informal name for a police department dealing with fraud; fraud squad
- bunyanesque — of immense size or stature, as ascribed to Paul Bunyan or to the other characters, exploits, etc., in the legends about him.
- burlesquely — in a burlesque manner
- cacqueteuse — a narrow, upright armchair of 16th-century France, having widely splayed arms and a very narrow back.
- catafalques — Plural form of catafalque.
- charm quark — charmed quark
- cheque book — A cheque book is a book of cheques which your bank gives you so that you can pay for things by cheque.
- cheque card — In Britain, a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.
- cheque stub — the part of a cheque that is retained as a record of its purpose
- chequerwise — in the manner of a chequerboard
- chequerwork — any work that resembles a chequerboard in pattern
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- chinquapins — Plural form of chinquapin.
- chloroquine — a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C18H26ClN3
- cinquecento — the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- close quote — (used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.)
- colliquable — capable of dissolving
- colloquiums — Plural form of colloquium.
- communiques — Misspelling of communiqués.
- conquerable — Capable of being conquered or subdued.
- consequence — The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- consequents — Plural form of consequent.
- consequtive — Misspelling of consecutive.
- corequisite — an educational course that must be taken at the same time as, or before, another course
- corn liquor — an alcoholic drink distilled from corn mash
- crazy quilt — If you describe something as a crazy quilt of other things, you mean that it is a mixture of those things without any pattern or order.
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- croquignole — a small crisp cake
- cry quarter — to beg for mercy
- death squad — Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such as their political opponents or criminals.
- delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
- delinquents — Plural form of delinquent.
- delinquincy — Alternative form of delinquency.
- deliquesced — Simple past tense and past participle of deliquesce.
- demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
- desquamated — Simple past tense and past participle of desquamate.
- dhu el-qada — Islam. the eleventh month of the Muslim calendar.
- discotheque — a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
- disquantity — to diminish in quantity; make less.
- disquietful — full of disquiet
- disquieting — Archaic. uneasy; disquieted.
- disquietive — having a disquieting effect or character
- disquietous — causing disquiet
- disquietude — the state of disquiet; uneasiness.
- don quixote — Don, Don Quixote.
- dotted quad — dot notation