13-letter words containing q, u, e, n
- quadruple run — a set of five cards consisting of a three-card run plus two other cards that duplicate different denominations in the run, as 5,5,6,6,7, worth 16 points.
- quaking aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quanah parker — (Quanah Parker) 1845?–1911, Comanche leader.
- quandary peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains, NE of Leadville. 14,265 feet (4348 meters).
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- quantum state — the condition in which a physical system exists, usually described by a wave function or a set of quantum numbers.
- quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
- quarter grain — the grain appearing in quartersawed wood.
- 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-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.
- quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
- 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
- quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
- queen consort — the wife of a ruling king.
- 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)
- queen's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- queen's guide — (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) a Guide who has passed the highest tests of proficiency
- queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
- queen's scout — king's scout.
- queens puzzle — eight queens puzzle
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
- queer-looking — odd or strange in appearance
- querulousness — The quality of being querulous.
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- question time — a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questioningly — In a questioning manner.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- queue-jumping — If you accuse someone of queue-jumping, you mean that they are trying to get to the front of a queue or waiting list unfairly.
- quick-setting — setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- quincentenary — a 500th anniversary or its celebration.
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- quindecennial — of or relating to a period of 15 years or the 15th occurrence of a series, as an anniversary.
- quindecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 48 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 90 zeros.
- quindicessima — (music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.
- quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
- quinquagenary — a 50th anniversary.
- quinquagesima — the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
- quinquenniums — Plural form of quinquennium.
- quinquevalent — pentavalent.
- quintessences — Plural form of quintessence.
- quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
- quote unquote — to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.