10-letter words containing q, u, a
- queasiness — The state of being queasy; nausea.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- queen anne — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.
- queen palm — a feather palm, Arecastrum romanzoffianum, of South America, having leaves from 7 to 12 feet (2 to 3½ meters) in length, and large, hanging clusters of small fruit.
- queen-anne — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.
- queencraft — the art of queenly rule
- queensland — a state in NE Australia. 670,500 sq. mi. (1,736,595 sq. km). Capital: Brisbane.
- queensware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- quenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- quesadilla — a tortilla folded over a filling of shredded cheese, onions, and chilies and broiled or fried.
- quick clay — a water-saturated clay that changes rapidly to a fluid state when jarred or crushed, as by an earthquake or pile driver
- 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.
- 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.
- quillbacks — Plural form of quillback.
- quinacrine — an alkaloid, C 2 3 H 3 0 ClN 3 O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.
- 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.
- quo vadis? — where are you going?
- quotations — Plural form of quotation.
- quotatious — using or involving many quotations
- quotidians — Plural form of quotidian.
- 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.
- satyresque — possessing the qualities of a satyr
- sea squill — sea onion (def 1).
- sea squirt — any tunicate, especially a sessile ascidian, so called from its habit of contracting its body and ejecting streams of water when disturbed.
- seaquarium — an area of salt water where sea animals are kept so people can look at them
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- semiquaver — a sixteenth note.
- sequacious — following with smooth or logical regularity.
- 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.
- sou marque — a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
- squabasher — a person who squabashes someone or something