10-letter words containing q, r, a
- quadruplet — any group or combination of four.
- quadruplex — fourfold; quadruple.
- quadrupole — a set of four associated positive and negative electric charges or two associated magnetic dipoles
- quaestuary — a quaestor
- quakeproof — designed or built to withstand the destructive forces of an earthquake.
- quaker gun — a dummy gun, as on a ship or fort: so called in allusion to the Quakers' opposition to war.
- qualifiers — Plural form of qualifier.
- quandaries — Plural form of quandary.
- quantifier — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quarantine — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quark star — a hypothetical celestial object that is intermediate in density between a neutron star and a black hole, possibly the remnant of a massive neutron star with all particles reduced to strange quarks.
- quarkonium — a meson composed of a quark and an antiquark of the same flavor.
- quarrelers — Plural form of quarreler.
- quarreling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- quarrelled — Simple past tense and past participle of quarrel.
- quarreller — Alternative spelling of quarreler.
- quarrelous — (now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
- quarriable — Capable of being quarried.
- quartation — the adding of silver to a mixture of gold and silver until the ratio is about one to three, at which point the silver can be removed using nitric acid
- quarterage — the act of providing troops with living accommodations.
- quartering — one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
- quartersaw — to saw (lumber) from quarter sections of logs so that the annual rings in any board form at least a 45° angle with the faces of the board.
- quartzitic — Of, relating to, or containing quartzite.
- quasi-free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- quasiorder — (set theory) A preorder.
- quaternary — consisting of four.
- quaternate — arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.
- quaternion — a group or set of four persons or things.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- quatrefoil — a leaf composed of four leaflets.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- queencraft — the art of queenly rule
- queensware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- quick draw — a game or competition in which the winner is the quickest person to draw a handgun from a holster and sometimes to fire it and hit a target.
- quickwater — the part of a river or other stream having a strong current.
- quinacrine — an alkaloid, C 2 3 H 3 0 ClN 3 O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- quizmaster — a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.
- radiopaque — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- rafinesque — Constantine Samuel, 1783–1840, U.S. naturalist, born in Turkey.
- rainsquall — squall1 (def 1).
- ramboesque — looking or behaving like, or characteristic of, Rambo, a fictional film character noted for his mindless brutality
- reacquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- red square — a large, open square in central Moscow, adjacent to the Kremlin: site of military parades, Lenin's tomb, and St. Basil's cathedral.
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- requitable — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- riot squad — a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- roquelaure — a cloak reaching to the knees, worn by men during the 18th century.