13-letter words containing a, s, q, u
- on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
- out of square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- pas de basque — a step in which the dancer swings one foot to the side, springs onto it, and swings the other foot against it.
- passamaquoddy — a member of a small tribe of North American Indians formerly of coastal Maine and New Brunswick and now living in Maine.
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadrifarious — having four parts
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
- quaking aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- quaking grass — any of several grasses of the genus Briza, having spikelets with slender, drooping stalks.
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quantum state — the condition in which a physical system exists, usually described by a wave function or a set of quantum numbers.
- quarrelsomely — In a quarrelsome manner.
- quarter horse — one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartermaster — Military. an officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, fuel, transportation, etc., for a body of troops.
- quarterstaves — Plural form of quarterstaff.
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasi-retired — withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- quasi-totally — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- queen's award — either of two awards instituted by royal warrant (1976) for a sustained increase in export earnings by a British firm (Queen's Award for Export Achievement) or for an advance in technology (Queen's Award for Technological Achievement)
- queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- quindicessima — (music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.
- quinquagesima — the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- requiem shark — any of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
- saint-quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
- sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms