13-letter words containing q, a, r
- quarter eagle — a gold coin of the U.S. (issued 1796–1929), one fourth of an eagle.
- quarter grain — the grain appearing in quartersawed wood.
- quarter horse — one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
- quarter plate — a photographic plate measuring 31⁄4 × 41⁄4 inches (8.3 × 10.8 cm)
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- quarter round — a molding, as on an ovolo, whose section is a quarter circle.
- quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
- quarter-breed — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person with one white grandparent, especially a person of American Indian ancestry.
- quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
- quarter-miler — an athlete who specializes in running the quarter mile or the 400 metres
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quarterbacked — Simple past tense and past participle of quarterback.
- quarterdecker — an officer who serves on the quarterdeck; a gun situated on the quarterdeck
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- quartermaster — Military. an officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, fuel, transportation, etc., for a body of troops.
- quarterstaves — Plural form of quarterstaff.
- quartodeciman — one of a group of early Christians who observed Easter on the day of the Jewish Passover regardless of whether or not it was Sunday
- quartziferous — consisting of or containing quartz: quartziferous rock.
- quasi-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
- quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasi-retired — withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- quaterpolymer — A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.
- queen dowager — the widow of a king.
- queen regnant — a queen who reigns on her own behalf
- queen's award — either of two awards instituted by royal warrant (1976) for a sustained increase in export earnings by a British firm (Queen's Award for Export Achievement) or for an advance in technology (Queen's Award for Technological Achievement)
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- quincentenary — a 500th anniversary or its celebration.
- quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
- quinquagenary — a 50th anniversary.
- reacquainting — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- requiem shark — any of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
- round kumquat — an evergreen, citrus shrub or small tree, Fortunella japonica, of Japan, having blunt, broad leaves and globe-shaped, edible fruit.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- squanderingly — in a squandering manner
- squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
- square matrix — a matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns.
- square number — a number that is the square of another integer, as 1 of 1, 4 of 2, 9 of 3, etc.
- square splice — a scarf joint between two pieces, having the form of a half-lap joint with a thicker and a thinner section for each piece, the thicker one being at the end: used to resist tension.
- square-rigged — having square sails as the principal sails.
- square-rigger — having square sails as the principal sails.