10-letter words containing q, u, e
- inquietude — restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.
- inquilines — Plural form of inquiline.
- inquirable — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- inquirendo — an authority granted to someone to conduct an investigation, esp one for the benefit of the British monarch
- jacqueline — a female given name.
- jacqueries — the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.
- japanesque — having a Japanese style.
- kafkaesque — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of Franz Kafka: the Kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations.
- keep quiet — not reveal a secret
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- lansquenet — landsknecht.
- le touquet — a town in N France, on the English Channel, near Boulogne: seaside summer resort; airport.
- liquefiers — Plural form of liquefier.
- liquefying — Present participle of liquefy; Alternative spelling of liquifying.
- liquescent — becoming liquid; melting.
- liquidated — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidate.
- liquidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liquidate.
- liquidiser — Alternative spelling of liquidizer.
- liquidized — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidize.
- liquidizer — (British) A machine to chop or puree food.
- liquidness — The quality of being liquid (flowing state of matter).
- los teques — a city in N Venezuela, SW of Caracas.
- mannequins — Plural form of mannequin.
- maquillage — makeup (defs 1, 2, 5).
- marinduque — an island of the Philippines, between Luzon and Mindora islands. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).
- marquesses — Plural form of marquess.
- marquisate — the rank of a marquis.
- martinique — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.
- masquerade — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- massapequa — a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- medrinaque — A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
- mefloquine — An antimalarial drug consisting of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline.
- microquake — Microearthquake.
- mittyesque — Walter Mitty.
- mixe-zoque — a member of an American Indian people of Mexico
- mocambique — Mozambique.
- monegasque — a native or inhabitant of Monaco
- monocoques — Plural form of monocoque.
- mosquitoes — Plural form of mosquito.
- mosquitoey — Swarming with mosquitoes.
- mozambique — Formerly Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Capital: Maputo.
- netiquette — the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks, especially the Internet.
- new quebec — a region of E Canada, formerly the Ungava district of Northwest Territories (1895–1912), extending from the line of the Eastmain and Hamilton Rivers north between Hudson Bay and Labrador; absorbed by Quebec in 1912; contains extensive iron deposits. Area: about 777 000 sq km (300 000 sq miles)
- no quarter — If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them.
- non liquet — (of evidence, a cause, etc.) not clear or evident.
- non-unique — existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript.
- nonaqueous — (of a solution) not aqueous or dissolved in water
- obsequence — willingness or eagerness to comply, please, serve, etc.; obsequiousness.
- obsequious — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.