12-letter words containing q, u, i, r
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- quinqueremes — Plural form of quinquereme.
- quintana roo — a sparsely populated state in SE Mexico, on the E Yucatán peninsula. 19,435 sq. mi. (50,335 sq. km). Capital: Chetumal.
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- quiz program — a radio or television program in which contestants compete, often for prizes, by answering questions.
- 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.
- red squirrel — a reddish squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, of North America.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relinquisher — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- requiem mass — church service in memory of the dead
- requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
- sesquitertia — the ratio of 4:3
- square piano — a piano with a rectangular, horizontal body.
- square serif — a font of type having serifs with a weight equal to or greater than that of the main strokes. Compare Egyptian (def 5).
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- squaresville — a thing, place, etc., regarded as conventional, unfashionable, or conservative.
- squarishness — the condition or quality of being somewhat square
- squirrelfish — any of several brightly colored, nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae, inhabiting shallow waters of tropical reefs, especially the reddish Holocentrus ascensionis of the West Indies, armed with sharp spines and scales.
- superquality — above-average quality
- téléphérique — a cableway
- tertium quid — something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- 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.
- unacquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- unrequitable — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- unrequitedly — in an unrequited or unreciprocated manner
- verd antique — a green, mottled or impure serpentine, sold as a marble and much used for decorative purposes.
- virgin queen — Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- white liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the chemicals used to digest the wood, basically sodium hydroxide and sodium hyposulfite.