12-letter words containing t, s, q
- 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
- request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
- requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- 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
- slate quarry — a quarry where slate is mined
- smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
- snatch squad — a squad of soldiers or police trained to deal with demonstrations by picking out and arresting the alleged ringleaders
- square meter — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one meter on each side. 2 , sq. m. Abbreviation: m.
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
- squat thrust — an exercise in which the hands are kept on the floor with the arms held straight while the legs are straightened out behind and quickly drawn in towards the body again
- squattocracy — squatters collectively, regarded as rich and influential
- subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
- subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- superquality — above-average quality
- sweat equity — unreimbursed labor that results in the increased value of property or that is invested to establish or expand an enterprise.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- the conquest — the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
- three-square — having an equilateral triangular cross section, as certain files.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- ubiquitously — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- unquestioned — not open to doubt or question; undisputed: Dante's poetic mastery remains unquestioned.
- unsequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- unubiquitous — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- vision quest — (especially among some North American Indians) the ritual seeking of personal communication with the spirit world through visions that are induced by fasting, prayer, and other measures during a time of isolation: typically undertaken by an adolescent male.
- white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
- whitmanesque — of or like Walt Whitman, his style, or his outlook; often, specif., democratic, expansive, exuberant, etc.