14-letter words containing a, c, t, u, r, e
- critical value — the value of the random variable at the boundary between the acceptance region and the rejection region in the testing of a hypothesis.
- croquet mallet — the wooden mallet used by a croquet player
- cruciverbalist — a crossword puzzle enthusiast
- crummock water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 4 km (2.5 miles)
- crutched friar — a member of a mendicant order, suppressed in 1656
- cucurbitaceous — belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
- culture factor — culture as a causative agent, especially in contrast to biological factors.
- cultured pearl — A cultured pearl is a pearl that is created by putting sand or grit into an oyster.
- current assets — Current assets are assets which a company does not use on a continuous basis, such as stocks and debts, but which can be converted into cash within one year.
- current rating — Current rating is the maximum current that a fuse will carry for an indefinite period without too much deterioration of the fuse element.
- curtain raiser — a short play preceding a main play.
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- curtain-raiser — A curtain-raiser is an event, especially a sporting event or a performance, that takes place before a more important one, or starts off a series of events.
- curvilinearity — consisting of or bounded by curved lines: a curvilinear figure.
- cushion rafter — auxiliary rafter.
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- customer's man — registered representative.
- cutis anserina — goose bumps.
- cutlery drawer — a drawer in which cutlery is kept
- cutting garden — a household flower garden planted solely for growing flowers that are to be cut and displayed indoors.
- cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
- cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
- data structure — an organized form, such as an array list or string, in which connected data items are held in a computer
- dialect survey — a survey carried out in order to ascertain which dialect forms are used in which area
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- disarticulated — Simple past tense and past participle of disarticulate.
- discharge tube — gas tube.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- diverticulated — having diverticula
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- drag parachute — drogue parachute (def 2).
- drag-parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- draw a picture — represent sth visually
- dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
- eastern church — any of the churches originating in countries formerly part of the Eastern Roman Empire, observing an Eastern rite and adhering to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed; Byzantine Church.
- electrocautery — Cautery using a needle or other instrument that is electrically heated.
- electroneutral — (physics) Having no net electric charge.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
- endurance test — a test to measure the ability of a person, machine, system, etc to deal with physical activity, use, etc
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- escrow account — account held on sb else's behalf
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- excommunicator — One who excommunicates.
- excruciatingly — In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great pain or anguish.
- executive park — a commercial complex consisting of an office building set in parklike surroundings, often with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreational areas.
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work