10-letter words containing r, e, q, u
- frequently — often; many times; at short intervals.
- grotesques — Plural form of grotesque.
- half-quire — 12 uniform sheets of paper.
- harlequins — Plural form of harlequin.
- harquebuse — Alternative form of harquebus.
- headsquare — a scarf worn on the head
- humoresque — a musical composition of humorous or capricious character.
- in request — in demand; popular
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- 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
- jacqueries — the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.
- 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.
- liquefiers — Plural form of liquefier.
- liquidiser — Alternative spelling of liquidizer.
- liquidizer — (British) A machine to chop or puree food.
- 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.
- medrinaque — A type of fabric from the Philippines, made from the abaca tree.
- microquake — Microearthquake.
- 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.
- on request — as and when asked for
- orangequat — A citrus tree, a cross between an orange and a kumquat.
- pentaquark — a subatomic particle consisting of four quarks and one antiquark
- pequot war — a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
- perquisite — an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages: Among the president's perquisites were free use of a company car and paid membership in a country club.
- perruquier — a person who creates, styles, or sells perukes or hair-pieces
- picaresque — pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- prerequest — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- prerequire — to require in advance
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quadrangle — a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
- quadrature — the act of squaring.
- quadrennia — Plural form of quadrennium.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadricone — a quadric surface swept out by a straight line that passes through a fixed point such that no straight line can intersect it at more than two points
- quadriller — a person who dances quadrilles
- quadrilles — Plural form of quadrille.
- quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
- quadripole — an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
- quadrireme — (in classical antiquity) a galley having four banks of oars.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- quadroxide — (chemistry) A tetroxide.
- quadrumane — a quadrumanous animal, as a monkey.