13-letter words containing que
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- pas de basque — a step in which the dancer swings one foot to the side, springs onto it, and swings the other foot against it.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
- pont l'eveque — a strongly flavored, pale-yellow cheese with a soft center, made from whole or skimmed milk.
- post-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- queen consort — the wife of a ruling king.
- queen dowager — the widow of a king.
- queen regnant — a queen who reigns on her own behalf
- queen's award — either of two awards instituted by royal warrant (1976) for a sustained increase in export earnings by a British firm (Queen's Award for Export Achievement) or for an advance in technology (Queen's Award for Technological Achievement)
- queen's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- queen's guide — (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) a Guide who has passed the highest tests of proficiency
- queen's metal — any of several alloys containing antimony and tin and resembling britannia metal
- queen's scout — king's scout.
- queens puzzle — eight queens puzzle
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
- queer-looking — odd or strange in appearance
- quelque chose — a trifle
- quelque-chose — kickshaw.
- querulousness — The quality of being querulous.
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- question time — a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.
- questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
- questioningly — In a questioning manner.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- queue fourche — (of a lion) having a single tail divided in two partway along its length so as to have two complete ends.
- queue-jumping — If you accuse someone of queue-jumping, you mean that they are trying to get to the front of a queue or waiting list unfairly.
- quinquenniums — Plural form of quinquennium.
- quinquevalent — pentavalent.
- rubber cheque — a cheque that bounces
- saint-quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
- sculpturesque — suggesting sculpture: the sculpturesque beauty of her face.
- self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- somniloquence — sleep-talking
- squeaky clean — If you say that someone is squeaky clean, you mean that they live a very moral life and have never done anything wrong.
- squeaky-clean — scrupulously clean.
- squeezability — the quality of being capable of, or suitable for, being squeezed
- state banquet — a formal banquet given for the head of a country
- sub-questions — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- subsequent to — after, following
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
- triquetrously — from a triquetrous point of view
- unconquerable — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconquerably — in an invincible manner
- unpicturesque — not visually pleasing; not striking or beautiful
- unquestioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
- unsequestered — to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.