6-letter words containing q
- queeny — (slang) Like a queen; effeminately homosexual.
- queers — Plural form of queer.
- queest — Archaic form of cushat.
- quelea — any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Quelea, especially Q. quelea (red-billed quelea) noted for its vast flocks that destroy grain crops.
- quells — Plural form of quell.
- quemoy — an island off the SE coast of China, in the Taiwan Strait: controlled by Taiwan. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- quench — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- querns — Plural form of quern.
- querry — Obsolete form of equerry.
- quests — Plural form of quest.
- quetch — Alternative form of quitch.
- quethe — (obsolete except in past tense quoth) To say or declare.
- quetta — a city in W central Pakistan: the capital of Baluchistan; almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1935.
- queued — a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
- queuer — a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
- queues — Plural form of queue.
- queys' — a heifer.
- quezal — quetzal
- quezon — Maˈnuel Luˈis (mɑnˈwɛl luˈis ) ; mänwelˈ lo̅oēsˈ) 1878-1944; Philippine statesman: 1st president of the Philippines (1935-44)
- quibdo — a city in W Colombia.
- quiche — a Mayan language of Guatemala.
- quick- — quick- is added to words, especially present participles, to form adjectives which indicate that a person or thing does something quickly.
- quicke — Obsolete spelling of quick.
- quicks — Plural form of quick.
- quicky — Alternative spelling of quickie.
- quidam — an unspecified or inconsequential person
- quidde — Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1858–1941, German historian and pacifist: Nobel Peace Prize 1927.
- quiets — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- quight — Obsolete form of quite.
- quills — Plural form of quill.
- quilts — Plural form of quilt.
- quilty — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a quilt.
- quince — either of two small trees, Cydonia oblonga or C. sinensis, of the rose family, bearing hard, fragrant, yellowish fruit used chiefly for making jelly or preserves.
- quincy — Josiah, 1744–75, American patriot and writer.
- quined — Simple past tense and past participle of quine.
- quines — Plural form of quine.
- quino- — indicating cinchona, cinchona bark, or quinic acid
- quinoa — a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
- quinol — hydroquinone.
- quinsy — a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.
- quinta — an inn, especially one in the countryside.
- quinte — the fifth of eight defensive positions.
- quints — a quintuplet.
- quinua — quinoa.
- quinze — An old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points.
- quippy — Joky; inclined to or characterised by quipping.
- quipus — Plural form of quipu.
- quired — Simple past tense and past participle of quire.
- quires — a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
- quirks — Plural form of quirk.