10-letter words containing q, u, a
- back quote — (character) "`" ASCII code 96. Common names: left quote; left single quote; open quote; ITU-T: grave accent; grave. Rare: backprime; INTERCAL: backspark; unapostrophe; birk; blugle; back tick; back glitch; push; ITU-T: opening single quotation mark; quasiquote. Back quote is used in Unix shells to invoke command substitution.
- bad cheque — A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.
- bananaquit — A small songbird with a curved bill, typically with a white stripe over the eye, a sooty gray back, and yellow underparts. It is common in the West Indies and Central and South America.
- banqueters — Plural form of banqueter.
- banqueting — A banqueting hall or room is a large room where banquets are held.
- banquettes — Plural form of banquette.
- barquettes — a small, boat-shaped pastry shell filled with a savory or sweet mixture and served as an hors d'oeuvre or dessert.
- bequeathal — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- bequeathed — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- biquadrate — the fourth power
- blanquette — a French stew made of meat, usually veal, and white sauce
- blanquillo — any of several game fishes of the genus Caulolatilus, related to the tilefishes.
- bomb squad — a squad or force of police officers or others trained to disarm bombs and other explosive devices.
- capraesque — relating to or in the style of the movies of Frank Capra, focusing on courage and its positive effects and the triumph of the underdog.
- caqueteuse — cacqueteuse.
- caquetoire — cacqueteuse.
- catafalque — a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral
- cavaquinho — A small, four-stringed guitar resembling a ukulele, popular in Brazil and Portugal.
- chautauqua — (in the US, formerly) a summer school or educational meeting held in the summer
- chi-square — an inferential statistic common in survey research
- chinquapin — a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts
- coequality — The condition of being coequal.
- colliquant — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- colliquate — to melt or cause to melt
- colloquial — of or relating to conversation
- coq au vin — chicken stewed with red wine, onions, etc
- coquillage — an ornamental shell motif.
- crannequin — a portable device for bending a crossbow.
- craquelure — a network of fine cracks on old paintings caused by the deterioration of pigment or varnish
- cut square — a stamp cut from the envelope on which it has been printed so as to leave a square margin.
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- demiquaver — a sixteenth note; semiquaver.
- desquamate — (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
- disqualify — to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
- down quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 0.005 to 0.015 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- drag queen — Slang. a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public.
- drug squad — a police unit dedicated to the investigation of drugs offences
- earthquake — something that is severely disruptive; upheaval.
- equability — A condition of being equable; uniformity.
- equal sign — mathematics symbol: =
- equal time — a policy stating that opposing political candidates must be offered the same amount of broadcasting time for television and radio campaigns
- equal-area — (of a map projection) showing area accurately and therefore distorting shape and direction
- equalisers — Plural form of equaliser.
- equalities — Plural form of equality.
- equalizers — Plural form of equalizer.
- equalizing — Present participle of equalize.
- equanimity — Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation.
- equanimous — Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
- equational — Of, pertaining to, or constructed using equations.
- equatorial — Of, at, or near the equator.