12-letter words containing e, q, u, i
- quick assets — assets readily convertible into cash; liquid current assets
- quick-freeze — to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.
- quick-witted — having a nimble, alert mind.
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- quidditative — Alternative form of quiddative.
- quiesce time — (jargon) The length of time taken to quiesce a system (to render it inactive), or the length of time between periods of inactivity.
- quieten down — If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active.
- quill driver — a person who does a great deal of writing.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- quinacridone — Any of a group of synthetic organic compounds whose molecules contain three benzene and two pyridine rings arranged alternately. They include a number of red to violet pigments.
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- quinquenniad — a period of five years, quinquennium
- quinquennial — of or lasting for five years.
- quinquennium — a period of five years.
- quinqueremes — Plural form of quinquereme.
- quintessence — the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- re-equipment — the act of re-equipping
- reacquainted — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- red squirrel — a reddish squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, of North America.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relinquisher — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- requiem mass — church service in memory of the dead
- requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
- sesquitertia — the ratio of 4:3
- sine qua non — an indispensable condition; requisite.
- soliloquised — to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
- soliloquizes — to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
- somniloquize — to talk in one's sleep
- square piano — a piano with a rectangular, horizontal body.
- square serif — a font of type having serifs with a weight equal to or greater than that of the main strokes. Compare Egyptian (def 5).
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- squaresville — a thing, place, etc., regarded as conventional, unfashionable, or conservative.
- squarishness — the condition or quality of being somewhat square
- squirrelfish — any of several brightly colored, nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae, inhabiting shallow waters of tropical reefs, especially the reddish Holocentrus ascensionis of the West Indies, armed with sharp spines and scales.
- superquality — above-average quality
- sweat equity — unreimbursed labor that results in the increased value of property or that is invested to establish or expand an enterprise.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- téléphérique — a cableway
- tertium quid — something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- tranquilizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- tranquillize — To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- unacquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.