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12-letter words containing e, q, u

  • 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.
  • request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
  • 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.
  • scare quotes — quotation marks placed around a word or phrase to indicate that it should not be taken literally or automatically accepted as true
  • sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • sequestrated — Law. to sequester (property). to confiscate.
  • sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
  • sesquitertia — the ratio of 4:3
  • sine qua non — an indispensable condition; requisite.
  • slate quarry — a quarry where slate is mined
  • soliloquised — to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
  • soliloquizes — to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
  • somniloquize — to talk in one's sleep
  • square dance — hoedown, barn dance
  • square meter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one meter on each side. 2 , sq. m. Abbreviation: m.
  • 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 shake — square deal.
  • square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
  • square-dance — to perform or participate in a square dance.
  • square-faced — having a front shaped so as to be square or rectangular
  • square-jawed — having a regular, approximately rectangular jaw
  • squared away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • squared ring — boxing ring.
  • squaresville — a thing, place, etc., regarded as conventional, unfashionable, or conservative.
  • squarishness — the condition or quality of being somewhat square
  • squaw valley — valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, E Calif., near Lake Tahoe: a ski resort
  • squeeze play — Baseball. Also called suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play. a play executed when there is a runner on third base and usually not more than one out, in which the runner starts for home as soon as the pitcher makes a motion to pitch, and the batter bunts. Also called safety squeeze, safety squeeze play. a similar play in which the runner on third base waits until the batter has successfully bunted before trying to score.
  • 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.
  • subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
  • subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
  • 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.
  • the conquest — the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
  • three-square — having an equilateral triangular cross section, as certain files.
  • times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
  • torque meter — a device designed to determine the torque or torsion in a shaft, usually by measuring the twist in a calibrated length of shafting
  • 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.
  • unacquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
  • uncoquettish — not flirtatious
  • unequivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
  • unfrequented — not habitually visited, traveled, or occupied: an unfrequented side street.
  • unfrequently — in an unfrequent manner
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