14-letter words containing c, o, l, i, r, t
- tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
- to wax lyrical — If you say that someone, for example, waxes lyrical or waxes indignant about a subject, you mean that they talk about it in an enthusiastic or indignant way.
- toronto euclid — (language) The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- triconsonantal — having three consonants
- trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- tropologically — in a way which uses figurative language
- turbo-electric — noting, pertaining to, or utilizing machinery that includes a generator driven by a turbine: turbo-electric engine; turbo-electric propulsion.
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- ultramicrotomy — the practice of using an ultramicrotome
- ultrapatriotic — extremely patriotic
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- unconciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unromantically — in an unromantic manner
- upton sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- vertical union — industrial union.
- victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
- victoria falls — a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, on the Zambezi River. Height: about 108 m (355 ft). Width: about 1400 m (4500 ft)
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
- writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- yttrocolumbite — Yttrotantalite.