12-letter words containing q, u, e, t
- quidditative — Alternative form of quiddative.
- 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.
- quieten down — If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- 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
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- re-equipment — the act of re-equipping
- reacquainted — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
- 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
- slate quarry — a quarry where slate is mined
- square meter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one meter on each side. 2 , sq. m. Abbreviation: m.
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
- subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- 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.
- téléphérique — a cableway
- tertium quid — something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
- the conquest — the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
- 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.
- torque meter — a device designed to determine the torque or torsion in a shaft, usually by measuring the twist in a calibrated length of shafting
- tranquilizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- tranquillize — To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- unacquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- unequivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
- unfrequented — not habitually visited, traveled, or occupied: an unfrequented side street.
- unfrequently — in an unfrequent manner
- unliquidated — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- unquantified — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- unquestioned — not open to doubt or question; undisputed: Dante's poetic mastery remains unquestioned.
- unrequitable — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- unrequitedly — in an unrequited or unreciprocated manner
- unsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- verd antique — a green, mottled or impure serpentine, sold as a marble and much used for decorative purposes.
- vision quest — (especially among some North American Indians) the ritual seeking of personal communication with the spirit world through visions that are induced by fasting, prayer, and other measures during a time of isolation: typically undertaken by an adolescent male.
- white liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the chemicals used to digest the wood, basically sodium hydroxide and sodium hyposulfite.
- 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.