12-letter words containing e, s, q
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
- quaquaversal — (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.
- quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
- quarter rest — a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterpipes — Plural form of quarterpipe.
- quarterstaff — a former English weapon consisting of a stout pole 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) long, tipped with iron.
- quasi-feudal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- quaternities — Plural form of quaternity.
- queen closer — a brick of normal length and thickness but of half normal width, used to complete a course or to space regular bricks.
- queen's ware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
- queer street — a condition of financial instability or embarrassment: Such extravagance will surely put them in Queer Street.
- quelquechose — kickshaw.
- quenchlessly — without quenching
- querimonious — Complaining; querulous. (from 17th c.).
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionings — Plural form of questioning.
- questionless — unquestionable; doubtless: a questionless fact.
- quick assets — assets readily convertible into cash; liquid current assets
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- 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.
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- quinqueremes — Plural form of quinquereme.
- quintessence — the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
- quota system — a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
- 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.
- 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