12-letter words containing q, u, e
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- quarterpipes — Plural form of quarterpipe.
- quarterstaff — a former English weapon consisting of a stout pole 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) long, tipped with iron.
- quartz plate — a carefully cut quartz crystal that is piezoelectrically active. Compare crystal (def 10).
- quasi-feudal — of, relating to, or of the nature of a fief or fee: a feudal estate.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- quaternities — Plural form of quaternity.
- quattrocento — the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.
- queen closer — a brick of normal length and thickness but of half normal width, used to complete a course or to space regular bricks.
- queen mother — a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign.
- queen regent — a queen who reigns in behalf of another.
- queen's ware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
- queer street — a condition of financial instability or embarrassment: Such extravagance will surely put them in Queer Street.
- quelquechose — kickshaw.
- quenchlessly — without quenching
- querimonious — Complaining; querulous. (from 17th c.).
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionings — Plural form of questioning.
- questionless — unquestionable; doubtless: a questionless fact.
- quetzalcoatl — the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
- quick assets — assets readily convertible into cash; liquid current assets
- quick-freeze — to freeze (cooked or uncooked food) rapidly, permitting it to be stored almost indefinitely at freezing temperatures.
- quick-witted — having a nimble, alert mind.
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- 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.
- quill driver — a person who does a great deal of writing.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- quinacridone — Any of a group of synthetic organic compounds whose molecules contain three benzene and two pyridine rings arranged alternately. They include a number of red to violet pigments.
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- quinquenniad — a period of five years, quinquennium
- quinquennial — of or lasting for five years.
- quinquennium — a period of five years.
- quinqueremes — Plural form of quinquereme.
- 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
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
- 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.
- red squirrel — a reddish squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, of North America.