9-letter words containing r, e, q
- quarterly — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterns — Plural form of quartern.
- quartette — Alternative spelling of quartet.
- quartiles — Plural form of quartile.
- quartzite — a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
- quartzose — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quebecker — a native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.
- quebracho — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.
- queercore — a type of gay-oriented punk music
- queerness — strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
- quenchers — Plural form of quencher.
- quercetin — a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 5 H 1 0 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the quercitron and other vegetable substances, used as a yellow dye; flavin.
- quercetum — a group of oak trees
- quercitol — a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
- querencia — (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. (from 1930s).
- queretaro — a state in central Mexico. 4432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).
- querimony — a complaint
- querulous — full of complaints; complaining.
- questrist — one who quests
- quickener — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- quickfire — Alternative form of quick-fire.
- quicklier — (rare, literary, dated) More quickly; with greater rapidity.
- quietener — a thing which quiets or sedates
- quipsters — Plural form of quipster.
- quirkiest — Superlative form of quirky.
- quit-rent — rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
- quitrents — Plural form of quitrent.
- quiverful — The amount held by a quiver.
- quivering — the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
- quiverish — given to quivering, tremulous
- quivertip — A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a fish takes the bait.
- quo jure? — by what right?
- reacquire — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- reconquer — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- rehnquist — William H(ubbs) [huhbz] /hʌbz/ (Show IPA), 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.
- relacquer — to apply a new coat of lacquer to (something)
- reliquary — a repository or receptacle for relics.
- reliquefy — to liquefy again
- reliquiae — remains, as those of fossil organisms.
- remarqued — pertaining to a piece of print art that contains a remarque or original drawing by the artist in the margin
- requalify — to qualify again
- requested — 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.
- requester — 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.
- requicken — to restore or come back to life or vigour
- requiring — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- requiting — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- requoting — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
- roquefort — a blue-veined cheese with a strong flavour, made from ewes' milk: matured in caves