8-letter words containing q, u, a
- baroques — (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts often worked to combined effect.
- basquine — a tight-fitting bodice worn by women in the Basque region and in Spain
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- blanquet — a variety of French pear
- caciques — Plural form of cacique.
- chaqueta — a heavy jacket associated with South American cowboys
- chiquita — a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “small.”.
- cinquain — a stanza of five lines
- claqueur — a member of a claque
- coequals — Plural form of coequal.
- coequate — to equate with something else
- conquian — a variety of rummy for two players.
- coquilla — a coquilla nut
- coquinas — Plural form of coquina.
- cotquean — a coarse woman
- cucquean — (obsolete) A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her.
- daiquiri — A daiquiri is a drink made with rum, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and ice.
- detraque — insane person
- equaling — Present participle of equal.
- equalise — (UK) Alternative form of equalize.
- equalism — Any of several forms of egalitarianism (advocacy of equality) concerned with establishing sexual, racial, class or other equality.
- equality — The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
- equalize — Make the same in quantity, size, or degree throughout a place or group.
- equalled — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of equal.
- equating — Present participle of equate.
- equation — A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).
- equative — (grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being an equative.
- equators — Plural form of equator.
- equipage — The equipment for a particular purpose.
- equiseta — Plural form of equisetum.
- equitant — (of a leaf) having its base folded and partly enclosing the leaf next above it, as in an iris.
- esquimau — Eskimo
- exequial — of or relating to exequies
- farquhar — George, 1678–1707, English playwright, born in Ireland.
- godsquad — any group of evangelical Christians, members of which are regarded as intrusive and exuberantly pious
- huaquero — the Spanish name for a tomb or grave robber
- icequake — a disturbance, especially a vibration or series of vibrations, caused by the breaking up of large ice masses.
- isoquant — (economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map.
- jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
- kumquats — Plural form of kumquat.
- la tuque — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- lacquers — Plural form of lacquer.
- limequat — a hybrid citrus tree produced by crossing the lime and the kumquat.
- liquable — able to be melted
- liquated — Simple past tense and past participle of liquate.
- liquitab — a soluble plastic capsule containing liquid detergent or medicine
- macaques — Plural form of macaque.
- manequin — Dated form of mannequin.
- maquette — a small model or study in three dimensions for either a sculptural or an architectural project.
- maquilas — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.