10-letter words containing c, a, t, r, o
- take cover — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- tarot card — one of a special pack of cards, now used mainly for fortune-telling, consisting of 78 cards (4 suits of 14 cards each (the minor arcana), and 22 other cards (the major arcana))
- task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
- tauromachy — the art or technique of bullfighting.
- technocrat — a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.
- technofear — fear of using technological devices, such as computers; technophobia
- terrachlor — pentachloronitrobenzene.
- terracotta — a hard, fired clay, brownish-red in color when unglazed, that is used for architectural ornaments and facings, structural units, pottery, and as a material for sculpture.
- tetrachord — a diatonic series of four tones, the first and last separated by a perfect fourth.
- tetratomic — having four atoms per molecule, especially of a specified kind.
- theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- thiouracil — a white, slightly water-soluble, bitter, crystalline powder C 4 H 4 N 2 OS, used chiefly in treating hyperthyroidism by reducing the activity of the thyroid gland.
- throw back — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- timocharis — a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.
- tinctorial — pertaining to coloring or dyeing.
- toast rack — A toast rack is an object that is designed to hold pieces of toast in an upright position and separate from each other, ready for people to eat.
- tobramycin — a highly toxic aminoglycoside antibiotic, C 18 H 37 N 5 O 9 , derived from Streptomyces tenebarius, used in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
- touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- tovarishch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
- tracheolar — of or relating to the tracheole
- track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
- track shot — a camera shot in which the cameraman follows a specific person or event in the action
- trackpoint — (hardware) (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
- traduction — a transmission or communication
- tragicomic — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trajection — to transport, transmit, or transpose.
- trajectory — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
- trance out — to go into a trancelike or ecstatic state, esp through the effects of drugs or music
- transactor — to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
- transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
- transonics — the study of speeds close to the speed of sound
- transsonic — transonic.
- travancore — a former state in SW India: merged 1949 with Cochin to form a new state (Travancore and Cochin) reorganized 1956 to form the larger part of Kerala state.
- triaconter — (in ancient Greece) a Greek galley with thirty oars
- trichromat — any person with normal colour vision, who can therefore see the three primary colours
- tricostate — having three ribs, costae, or raised lines.
- trilocular — having three loculi, chambers, or cells.
- trinocular — of or relating to a binocular microscope equipped with a third lens system for photographic recording.
- trochanter — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- trochoidal — like, arranged or in the form of a trochoid, or belonging or relating to trochoids
- tropically — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- truncation — the act or process of truncating.
- tudor arch — a four-centered arch, the inner pair of curves having a radius much greater than that of the outer pair.
- turnbroach — (formerly) a servant whose job was to turn the spit on which meat, poultry, etc, was roasting
- ulceration — to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
- ultramicro — extremely small or minute
- ultrasonic — of, relating to, or utilizing ultrasound.
- unactorish — not resembling or characteristic of actors or acting