10-letter words containing q
- coq au vin — chicken stewed with red wine, onions, etc
- coquelicot — corn poppy
- coquetting — to coquet.
- coquettish — If you describe a woman as coquettish, you mean she acts in a playful way that is intended to make men find her attractive.
- coquillage — an ornamental shell motif.
- coquimbite — hydrated ferric sulphate found in certain rocks and in volcanic fumaroles
- 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
- critiquing — an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.
- croquettes — Plural form of croquette.
- 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.
- de quincey — Thomas. 1785–1859, English critic and essayist, noted particularly for his Confessions of an English Opium Eater (1821)
- delinquent — Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
- deliquesce — (esp of certain salts) to dissolve gradually in water absorbed from the air
- 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.
- disquieted — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
- disquieten — (transitive) To disquiet; to make uneasy.
- disquietly — In a disquiet manner.
- dole queue — When people talk about the dole queue, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed.
- domestique — Cycling. a member of a bicycle-racing team who assists the leader, as by setting a pace, preventing breakaways by other teams, or supplying food during a race.
- 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
- dulciloquy — a way of speaking that is mellow and agreeable
- earthquake — something that is severely disruptive; upheaval.
- eloquently — In an eloquent manner; stated well.
- 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.
- equestrian — Of or relating to horse riding.
- equilibria — Plural form of equilibrium.
- equiparate — equivalent
- equipments — (nonstandard) Plural form of equipment.
- equipoised — Simple past tense and past participle of equipoise.
- equipoises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equipoise.
- equipotent — (chiefly of chemicals and medicines) equally powerful; having equal potencies.
- equisetums — Plural form of equisetum.
- equitation — The art and practice of horsemanship and horse riding.