13-letter words containing c, i, n, t, u, r
- countermotion — an opposing motion
- countermoving — Present participle of countermove.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- counterpicket — a picket which opposes an existing picket at the same location
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- counterstains — Plural form of counterstain.
- counterstrike — a retaliatory strike
- countertactic — an opposing tactic
- counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- counting room — counting house.
- country music — a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US
- county prison — the prison of a particular county
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- court packing — an unsuccessful attempt by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 to appoint up to six additional justices to the Supreme Court, which had invalidated a number of his New Deal laws.
- credit crunch — A credit crunch is a period during which there is a sudden reduction in the amount of money that banks and other lenders have available to lend.
- crinicultural — of or relating to hair growth
- cross-cutting — linking traditionally separate or independent parties or interests
- cuprotitanium — (metallurgy) An alloy of copper and titanium obtained by reducing a mixture of copper and rutile.
- curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
- curling tongs — a metal scissor-like device that is heated, so that strands of hair may be twined around it in order to form curls
- currency unit — a unit of money, such as the pound, dollar, or euro, that is used in a particular currency
- current ratio — A current ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
- current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
- curve fitting — the determination of a curve that fits a specified set of points: The method of least squares is commonly used for curve fitting.
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
- cutting board — A cutting board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- documentarian — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentaries — Plural form of documentary.
- documentarily — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentarize — to put in the form of a documentary
- e-recruitment — the practice of using Internet or electronic resources to recruit new employees, as by searching online résumé databases.
- electrocuting — Present participle of electrocute.