15-letter words containing e, q, u, i
- queen's highway — king's highway.
- queen-sized bed — A queen-sized bed is larger than a double bed, but smaller than a king-sized bed.
- query expansion — (information science) Adding search terms to a user's search. Query expansion is the process of a search engine adding search terms to a user's weighted search. The intent is to improve precision and/or recall. The additional terms may be taken from a thesaurus. For example a search for "car" may be expanded to: car cars auto autos automobile automobiles. The additional terms may also be taken from documents that the user has specified as being relevant; this is the basis for the "more like this" feature of some search engines. The extra terms can have positive or negative weights.
- question master — quizmaster.
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- question period — a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers
- questionability — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quezon y molina — Manuel Luis [mah-nwel lwees] /mɑˈnwɛl lwis/ (Show IPA), 1878–1944, Philippine political leader; 1st president of the Philippine Commonwealth 1933–44.
- quiche lorraine — a quiche containing bits of bacon or ham and often cheese.
- quickie divorce — the formal ending of a marriage by law, carried out in a faster manner than usual, esp online
- quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
- quincentenaries — Plural form of quincentenary.
- quinone diimine — a colorless, crystalline solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 , the parent of the indamine dyes.
- quinquagenarian — 50 years of age.
- quintec-objects — Based on Quintec Prolog (not Quintus). British.
- quite something — a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person
- radio frequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- required course — an obligatory course for all students
- secret mosquito — a high-pitched ringtone for a mobile phone, claimed by its distributors to be inaudible to most adults while remaining audible to children and teenagers
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- sesquicentenary — a hundred and fiftieth anniversary
- sexual equality — the same status, rights, and responsibilities for male and female people
- siberian squill — a bulbous, Eurasian plant, Scilla siberica, of the lily family, having nodding, deep blue flowers.
- silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
- simple equation — linear equation
- squelch circuit — a circuit which disconnects a receiver in order to eliminate output noise when no signal or an extremely weak signal is received
- squirrel monkey — either of two small, long-tailed monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii of Central America and S. sciureus of South America, having a small white face with black muzzle and gold, brown, or greenish fur: S. oerstedii is endangered.
- stable equation — a differential equation each solution of which tends to zero as the independent variable increases to infinity. Compare transient (def 6).
- suicide squeeze — squeeze play (def 1a).
- tequila sunrise — a cocktail, usually consisting of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. The ingredients have different densities and settle into bands of colour that resemble the sky at sunrise
- the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
- transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- unquestioningly — in manner that accepts something without expressing doubt or uncertainty
- unrelinquishing — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- video frequency — transmission frequency of the television picture.
- wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
- well-acquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
- winter quarters — housing or accommodation for the winter, esp for military personnel
- yes-no question — a question calling for an answer of yes or no, as Are you ready?
- yes/no question — a question inviting the answer "yes" or "no"