Q-Words

ACEQUIA irrigation ditch or canal AQUA water AQUAE [aqua-pl] (water) AQUARIA [aquarium] (water-filled box for fish) AQUAS [aqua-pl] (water) AQUEOUS pert. to water EQUAL having the same characteristic as another/to be equal EQUIP to provide what is needed FAQIR a Hindu ascetic (fakir) FIQUE a tropical plant MAQUI thick underbrush (maquis) PIQUE to make angry QAID a Muslim leader (caid) QAIDS [qaid-pl] (a Muslim leader) QANAT a system of underground tunnels QAT evergreen shrub (kat) QINDAR a monetary unit of Albania (qintar) QINTAR a monetary unit of Albania QOPH a Hebrew letter (koph) QOPHS [qoph-pl] (a Hebrew letter) QUA in the capacity of QUACK to make the sound of a duck QUAD a quadrangle QUADS [quad-pl] (a quadrangle) QUAERE a question QUAFF to drink deeply QUAG a swamp QUAGS [quag-pl] (a swamp) QUAI a quay QUAIL to cower QUAIS [quai-pl] (a wharf) QUAKE to shake or vibrate QUAKY tending to quake QUALE a property considered apart from things having the property QUALM a doubt or misgiving QUANT to propel through the water with a pole QUARE queer QUARK a hypothetical atomic particle QUART a liquid unit of measurement QUASH to suppress completely QUASI similar but not exactly the same QUASS a Russian beer (kvass) QUATE quiet QUAY a wharf QUAYS [quay-pl] (a wharf) QUEAN a harlot QUEEN to make a queen QUEER deviating from expected/to spoil the success of QUELL to suppress QUERN a hand-turned grain mill QUERY to question QUEST to seek QUEUE to line up QUEY a young cow QUEYS [quey-pl] (a young cow) QUICK acting with speed/a sensitive area of flesh QUID an old British coin QUIDS [quid-pl] (an old British coin) QUIET making no noise/to make quiet QUIFF a forelock QUILL to press small ridges in QUILT to stitch together with padding between QUIN a quintuplet QUINS [quin-pl] (a quintuplet) QUINT a group of five QUIP to make witty remarks QUIPS [quip-conj] (to make witty remarks) QUIPU an ancient calculating device QUIRE to arrange paper into sets of 24 sheets QUIRK to twist QUIRT to strike with a riding whip QUIT to end one's participation QUITE to the fullest extent QUITS [quit-conj] QUIZ to test knowledge QUOD a prison QUODS [quod-pl] QUOIN to secure with a wedge QUOIT to play a throwing game like ringtoss QUOTA a proportional share QUOTE to repeat the words of QUOTH said - the only acceptable form of this verb QURSH a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia ROQUE a form of croquet SEQUOIA large evergreen tree SQUAB a young pigeon SQUAD to form into small, organized groups SQUAT short and thick/to sit on one's heels SQUAW an American Indian woman SQUEG to oscillate in an irregular manner SQUIB to lampoon SQUID to fish for 10-armed marine mollusks TOQUE a close-fitting woman's hat TOQUET a close-fitting woman's hat TRANQ tranquilizer (trank) TUQUE a knitted woolen hat UMIAQ an open Eskimo boat (umiak) USQUABAE whiskey USQUE whiskey USQUEBAE whiskey