11-letter words containing q
- metasequoia — a tall deciduous coniferous tree, Metasequoia glyptostrobodes, first known as a fossil and then discovered alive in China.
- microquasar — (astronomy, stars) A high-energy binary star system that includes black hole or neutron star and which resembles a quasar.
- milquetoast — a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
- monchiquite — a type of rock made up of large crystals of, among other constituents, olivine and amphibole and which is found in an analcite groundmass
- montesquieu — (Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu) 1689–1755, French philosophical writer.
- mosquitoing — Present participle of mosquito.
- namaqualand — an arid coastal region in the S part of Namibia, extending into the Cape of Good Hope province of the Republic of South Africa, divided by the Orange River into two regions, one in Namibia (Great Namaqualand) the other in South Africa (Little Namaqualand) inhabited by the Nama.
- non-aquatic — of, in, or pertaining to water.
- nonsequitur — Alternative form of non sequitur.
- normanesque — in the style of Norman architecture, a variety of Romanesque architecture.
- obliquation — the fact or process of veering or moving in an oblique or slantwise direction
- obliqueness — The characteristic of being oblique.
- obliquities — Plural form of obliquity.
- obliquitous — the state of being oblique.
- on the q.t. — secretly
- open cheque — an uncrossed cheque that can be cashed at the drawee bank
- p's and q's — manners; behavior; conduct (usually preceded by mind or watch): The children were told to mind their p's and q's.
- patch quilt — a patchwork quilt
- perquisitor — the first person to own property that has subsequently been handed down to his heirs
- petah tiqwa — city in WC Israel: pop. 153,000
- 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.
- plateresque — noting or pertaining to a 16th-century style of Spanish architecture characterized by profuse applications of delicate low-relief Renaissance ornament to isolated parts of building exteriors.
- potteresque — resembling or suggestive of scenes and situations described in the Harry Potter novels of J. K. Rowling
- pre-request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- propinquity — nearness in place; proximity.
- pythonesque — denoting a kind of humour that is absurd and unpredictable; zany; surreal
- q clearance — (in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission) the highest level of security clearance, permitting access to secret information, documents, etc., relating to nuclear research.
- qilian shan — a mountain range in W China, bordered between Qinghai and Gansu provinces.
- qinhuangdao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- quack grass — a couch grass, Agropyron repens, a pernicious weed in cultivated fields.
- quack-quack — a duck
- quacksalver — a quack doctor.
- quadrangles — Plural form of quadrangle.
- 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.
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- 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.
- quadratures — Plural form of quadrature.
- 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.
- quadrupedal — four-footed.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.