12-letter words containing q, a, r
- last quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- macaberesque — resembling or suggestive of the danse macabre; macabre
- magic square — a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- miter square — an instrument for laying out miter joints, consisting of two straightedges joined at a 45° angle.
- mitre square — a tool with two blades that are at a fixed angle to one another, used to bevel a mitre joint
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- murder squad — the section of a police force that is responsible for dealing with murders
- out-quarters — the outlying area of a building or district
- over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
- pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- quack doctor — an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quadrangular — having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriennial — quadrennial.
- quadriennium — quadrennium.
- quadrillions — Plural form of quadrillion.
- quadrinomial — consisting of four terms.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quadrisonics — quadraphony.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quadrominium — a building consisting of four individually owned apartments or living units.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- quadrumanous — four-handed; having all four feet adapted for use as hands, as monkeys.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quaquaversal — (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.
- quarantining — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarry-faced — rock-faced.
- quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- quarter mile — an event in which competitors run a quarter mile or 400 metres
- quarter note — a note equivalent to one fourth of a whole note; a crotchet.
- quarter rest — a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.
- quarter tone — an interval equivalent to half of a semitone.
- quarter turn — 90-degree rotation
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- quarter-hour — a period of 15 minutes.