10-letter words containing q
- quietening — Present participle of quieten.
- quietistic — Of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.
- quikscript — Simulation language derived from SIMSCRIPT, based on 20-GATE.
- 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.
- quincewort — Squinancywort.
- quincunxes — Plural form of quincunx.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quinoidine — a brownish-black, resinous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids, obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of quinine and formerly used as a cheap substitute for it.
- quinolones — Plural form of quinolone.
- quinquefid — cleft into five parts or lobes.
- quintefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- quintilian — (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus) a.d. c35–c95, Roman rhetorician.
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- quintupled — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuple.
- quintuples — Plural form of quintuple.
- quintuplet — any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind.
- quintuplex — fivefold; quintuple.
- quirkiness — having or full of quirks.
- quitclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim.
- quittances — Plural form of quittance.
- quiver leg — a round, tapered chair leg used in the Louis Quinze style and similar styles.
- quiverfuls — Plural form of quiverful.
- quivertips — Plural form of quivertip.
- quizmaster — a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.
- quizziness — unusualness, eccentricity
- quo vadis? — where are you going?
- quodlibets — Plural form of quodlibet.
- quoin post — the vertical post at the side of a lock gate, about which the gate swings
- quotations — Plural form of quotation.
- quotatious — using or involving many quotations
- quotidians — Plural form of quotidian.
- qwertyuiop — Filler text.
- 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.
- reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- red liquor — mordant rouge.
- 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.
- red squill — a variety of squill whose bulbs are red, used chiefly as a rat poison.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- requesting — 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.
- requestion — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- requisites — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- requitable — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- requiteful — requiting, tending to requite
- riot squad — a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.