12-letter words containing s, i, q, u, e
- just quietly — between you and me; confidentially
- latin square — a square array of numbers, letters, etc., in which each item appears exactly once in each row and column: used in statistical analysis.
- lincolnesque — like or characteristic of Abraham Lincoln: a Lincolnesque compassion.
- liquor store — off-licence, shop selling alcohol
- louis quinze — noting or pertaining to the rococo style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early and mid-18th century, characterized by fantasy, lightness, elegance, and comfort.
- magic square — a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- metasequoias — Plural form of metasequoia.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- 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
- mosquito net — a screen, curtain, or canopy of net, gauze, or the like, for keeping out mosquitoes.
- mousquetaire — musketeer.
- non sequitur — Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
- obsequiously — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
- perquisition — an intensive and meticulous examination, pursuit, or hunt for something
- prerequisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- presque isle — a city in NE Maine.
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- quick assets — assets readily convertible into cash; liquid current assets
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- 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.
- quinceaneras — Plural form of quinceanera.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- quinqueremes — Plural form of quinquereme.
- quintessence — the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
- 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.
- sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
- sesquitertia — the ratio of 4:3