11-letter words containing s, e, q, u, a
- quadrangles — Plural form of quadrangle.
- quadratures — Plural form of quadrature.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
- quantasomes — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quarantines — Plural form of quarantine.
- quarrellous — argumentative or given to complaint
- quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
- quarterlies — Plural form of quarterly.
- quasi-equal — as great as; the same as (often followed by to or with): The velocity of sound is not equal to that of light.
- quasi-ideal — a conception of something in its perfection.
- quasi-legal — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- quatre bras — a village in central Belgium, near Brussels: battle preliminary to the battle of Waterloo fought here 1815.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- quaver rest — a musical rest or silence that lasts for the equivalent of a quaver or eighth note
- quesadillas — Plural form of quesadilla.
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- quizmasters — Plural form of quizmaster.
- rose quartz — a rose-red to pink variety of crystalline quartz usually found in massive form and used as a gem or ornamental stone.
- semiaquatic — partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
- sequestrant — any substance used to bring about sequestration, often by chelation. They are used in horticulture to counteract lime in the soil
- sequestrate — Law. to sequester (property). to confiscate.
- sesquialter — in the ratio of 3:2
- sesquipedal — given to using long words.
- sesquiplane — a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.
- soho square — a formerly fashionable residential district of London, England.
- soldatesque — of or relating to a soldier
- squall line — a line or extended narrow region within which squalls or thunderstorms occur, often several hundred miles long.
- square away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- square deal — the stated policy of President Theodore Roosevelt, originally promising fairness in all dealings with labor and management and later extended to include other groups.
- square foot — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side; 0.0929 square meters. 2 , sq. ft. Abbreviation: ft.
- square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- square meal — a nourishing or filling meal: You'll feel better after you've had a square meal.
- square mile — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one mile on each side; 2.59 square kilometers. 2 , sq. mi. Abbreviation: mi.
- square root — a quantity of which a given quantity is the square: The quantities +6 and −6 are square roots of 36 since (+6)×(+6)=36 and (−6)×(−6)=36.
- square sail — a sail set beneath a horizontal yard, the normal position of which, when not trimmed to the wind, is directly athwartships.
- square wave — a graph, function, vibration, etc., that is periodic and equal to one constant on one half of the period and a different constant, which may be zero, on the other half.
- square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- square yard — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- square-toed — with the toes squared off
- square-toes — an old-fashioned or strait-laced person.
- squarsonage — the residence of a squarson
- squattiness — the condition or quality of being squat
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- squirearchy — the collective body of squires or landed gentry of a country.
- susquehanna — a river flowing S from central New York through E Pennsylvania and NE Maryland into Chesapeake Bay. 444 miles (715 km) long.
- sympathique — pleasing or congenial
- terraqueous — consisting of land and water, as the earth.