14-letter words containing c, a, r, t, u, s
- term insurance — an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, with nothing payable upon its expiration.
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- tetrachotomous — divided into four parts
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- the cretaceous — the Cretaceous period or rock system
- the rheumatics — rheumatic pains
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- transcaucasian — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
- transcutaneous — by way of or through the skin.
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- treasure chest — A treasure chest is a box containing treasure.
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- trucial states — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
- turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- ultrarealistic — extremely realistic
- ultrastructure — the structures of a cell that are revealed by electron microscopy.
- un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- unchristianize — to make unchristian; to render no longer Christian; to remove Christian status or nature from
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
- unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
- universal city — a city in S central Texas.
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- unscripturally — in an unscriptural manner
- unsectarianism — the state or quality of being unsectarian
- upton sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- urban district — a minor administrative division in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with local self-government by a district council, but lacking the charter of a borough.
- urbanistically — of or relating to urbanism.
- user interface — the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. Abbreviation: UI.
- vascular plant — a plant having a vascular system.
- vostro account — a bank account held by a foreign bank with a British bank, usually in sterling
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water chestnut — any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.