12-letter words containing s, e, q, u, a
- miter square — an instrument for laying out miter joints, consisting of two straightedges joined at a 45° angle.
- mitre square — a tool with two blades that are at a fixed angle to one another, used to bevel a mitre joint
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- murder squad — the section of a police force that is responsible for dealing with murders
- out-quarters — the outlying area of a building or district
- pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
- quaquaversal — (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.
- quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
- quarter rest — a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- 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.
- 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.
- queen's ware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
- 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.
- quick assets — assets readily convertible into cash; liquid current assets
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- 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
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
- requiem mass — church service in memory of the dead
- 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
- sine qua non — an indispensable condition; requisite.
- slate quarry — a quarry where slate is mined
- square dance — hoedown, barn dance
- square meter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one meter on each side. 2 , sq. m. Abbreviation: m.
- 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 shake — square deal.
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- square-dance — to perform or participate in a square dance.
- square-faced — having a front shaped so as to be square or rectangular