12-letter words containing q, a
- 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
- squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
- squat thrust — an exercise in which the hands are kept on the floor with the arms held straight while the legs are straightened out behind and quickly drawn in towards the body again
- squattocracy — squatters collectively, regarded as rich and influential
- 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.
- subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
- 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.
- 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.
- topaz quartz — citrine (def 2).
- tranquilizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- tranquillity — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- tranquillize — To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- ubiquitarian — of or relating to the doctrine, especially as advocated by Luther, that the body of Christ is omnipresent and therefore exists in the Eucharistic bread.
- 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.
- unequivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
- unliquidated — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- unloquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- unnilquadium — rutherfordium.
- unquantified — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- unquenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- unquenchably — in an unquenchable manner
- unrequitable — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- unsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- unvanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- verd antique — a green, mottled or impure serpentine, sold as a marble and much used for decorative purposes.
- white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
- whitmanesque — of or like Walt Whitman, his style, or his outlook; often, specif., democratic, expansive, exuberant, etc.