10-letter words containing q, u, a, t
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- quathlamba — Drakensberg.
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- quatrefoil — a leaf composed of four leaflets.
- queencraft — the art of queenly rule
- quickhatch — a wolverine.
- quickwater — the part of a river or other stream having a strong current.
- quiddative — Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing.
- quintilian — (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus) a.d. c35–c95, Roman rhetorician.
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- quitclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim.
- quittances — Plural form of quittance.
- quizmaster — a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.
- quotations — Plural form of quotation.
- quotatious — using or involving many quotations
- quotidians — Plural form of quotidian.
- reacquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- 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.
- satyresque — possessing the qualities of a satyr
- sea squirt — any tunicate, especially a sessile ascidian, so called from its habit of contracting its body and ejecting streams of water when disturbed.
- sequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sequestral — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
- set square — a thin flat piece of plastic, metal, etc, in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used in technical drawing
- sinarquist — a member or advocate of an ultrareactionary, semifascist movement organized in Mexico about 1937.
- squamation — the state of being squamate.
- squamosity — the state or condition of being covered with, formed of, resembling, or consisting of scales
- square set — a set having 12 timbers joined to form eight 90° solid angles.
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- square-cut — cut so as to be rectangular, straight, or level
- squaretail — any of several fishes of the genus Tetragonurus, inhabiting deep waters of tropical and temperate seas, having a squarish tail and an armor of tough, bony scales.
- squaretoed — having a broad, square toe, as a shoe.
- squeteague — an Atlantic food fish, Cynoscion regalis, of the croaker family.
- squirt can — an oilcan with a flexible body that ejects oil when compressed.
- statuesque — like or suggesting a statue, as in massive or majestic dignity, grace, or beauty.
- status quo — the existing state or condition.
- subaquatic — living or growing partly on land, partly in water.
- subquarter — one of the quarterings of a grand quarter.
- tarquinius — (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.