10-letter words containing a, q
- microquake — Microearthquake.
- mocambique — Mozambique.
- monegasque — a native or inhabitant of Monaco
- mozambique — Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo.
- natashquan — a river in Labrador and Quebec, E Canada, flowing S to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 241 miles (388 km) long.
- no quarter — If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them.
- nonaquatic — Not aquatic.
- nonaqueous — (of a solution) not aqueous or dissolved in water
- odalisques — Plural form of odalisque.
- opaqueness — The characteristic of being opaque.
- orangequat — A citrus tree, a cross between an orange and a kumquat.
- outqualify — (sports) To qualify in a higher position than another.
- pasquilant — the writer of a pasquinade
- pasquinade — a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place.
- pay cheque — Your pay cheque is a piece of paper that your employer gives you as your wages or salary, and which you can then cash at a bank. You can also use pay cheque as a way of referring to your wages or salary.
- pentaquark — a subatomic particle consisting of four quarks and one antiquark
- pentaquine — a synthetic antimalarial drug, C18H27N3O, used chiefly in the form of its phosphate
- pequot war — a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
- picaresque — pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- qabalistic — Alternative spelling of cabalistic.
- qaraghandy — a city in central Kazakhstan.
- qu qiu bai — 1889–1935, Chinese communist leader who was also an important literary figure: executed by the Nationalist forces in Shanghai
- qu'appelle — a river in S Saskatchewan and SW Manitoba, Canada, flowing E to the Assiniboine River. 270 miles (434 km) long.
- quackgrass — A species of grass, Elymus repens.
- quackishly — In a quackish manner.
- quad right — (in computer typesetting) flush right.
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quadrangle — a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
- quadrantal — a quarter of a circle; an arc of 90°.
- quadrantic — Of, pertaining to, or affecting a quadrant.
- quadrantid — any member of a meteor shower occurring annually around January 3 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Boötes
- quadratics — a quadratic polynomial or equation.
- quadrating — Present participle of quadrate.
- quadratrix — a curve by which a curved figure, such as a circle, may be squared
- quadratura — a wall or ceiling painted with columns and arches
- quadrature — the act of squaring.
- quadrennia — Plural form of quadrennium.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadricone — a quadric surface swept out by a straight line that passes through a fixed point such that no straight line can intersect it at more than two points
- quadrifoil — Alternative form of quadrifoliate.
- quadriform — having four parts or sides
- quadriller — a person who dances quadrilles
- quadrilles — Plural form of quadrille.
- quadrilogy — (nonstandard) A tetralogy.
- quadripara — A female which has borne four offspring.
- quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
- quadripole — an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
- quadrireme — (in classical antiquity) a galley having four banks of oars.