15-letter words containing t, s, q
- quasihistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- queen substance — a pheromone secreted from the mandibular glands of a queen honeybee and smelled, eaten, and absorbed by the worker bees, having the effect of preventing them from producing or rearing rival queens.
- queen's pattern — a pattern of ceramic decoration consisting of bands of swirling radial lines, white on blue alternating with red on white.
- queen's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.
- question master — quizmaster.
- question of law — a question concerning a rule or the legal effect or consequence of an event or circumstance, usually determined by a court or judge.
- question period — a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers
- questionability — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
- quincentenaries — Plural form of quincentenary.
- quintec-objects — Based on Quintec Prolog (not Quintus). British.
- quite something — a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person
- quotation marks — one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation.
- qurnet es sauda — a mountain in N Lebanon, in the Lebanon Mountains: highest point in Lebanon. 10,131 feet (3090 meters).
- secret mosquito — a high-pitched ringtone for a mobile phone, claimed by its distributors to be inaudible to most adults while remaining audible to children and teenagers
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- sesquicentenary — a hundred and fiftieth anniversary
- sexual equality — the same status, rights, and responsibilities for male and female people
- simple equation — linear equation
- sonnet sequence — a group of sonnets composed by one poet and having a unifying theme or subject.
- squeeze through — to press forcibly together; compress.
- squelch circuit — a circuit which disconnects a receiver in order to eliminate output noise when no signal or an extremely weak signal is received
- stable equation — a differential equation each solution of which tends to zero as the independent variable increases to infinity. Compare transient (def 6).
- status quo ante — the state of affairs existing prior to a given event
- tequila sunrise — a cocktail, usually consisting of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. The ingredients have different densities and settle into bands of colour that resemble the sky at sunrise
- the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
- transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- unquestioningly — in manner that accepts something without expressing doubt or uncertainty
- urquhart castle — a castle near Drumnadrochit in Highland, Scotland: situated on Loch Ness
- winter quarters — housing or accommodation for the winter, esp for military personnel
- yes-no question — a question calling for an answer of yes or no, as Are you ready?
- yes/no question — a question inviting the answer "yes" or "no"