15-letter words containing c, o, n, t, e, r
- sound recordist — recordist.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- source document — a document that has been or will be transcribed to a word processor or to the memory bank of a computer
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- speed indicator — an instrument for counting the number of revolutions of a gasoline engine.
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- star connection — a connection used in a polyphase electrical device or system of devices in which the windings each have one end connected to a common junction, the star point, and the other end to a separate terminal
- station officer — a person who is in charge of a fire station
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- stone the crows — an expression of surprise, dismay, etc
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- stretch a point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- subcontraoctave — the octave below the contraoctave, which is three octaves below the middle C octave on a standard keyboard
- subject pronoun — pronoun in nominative case
- subtrochanteric — 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.
- superconvenient — highly convenient
- superexcitation — the act of exciting.
- surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- techno-thriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
- technostructure — the group or class of technically skilled administrators, scientists, and engineers who manage and influence business, the economy, and government affairs.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- teratocarcinoma — a monstrous malignant tumour typically found in the testes
- terra incognita — an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.
- terror-stricken — overwhelmed by terror; terrified.
- tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
- text processing — the handling of alphabetic characters by a computer
- the amen corner — the part of a church, usually to one side of the pulpit, occupied by people who lead the responsive amens during the service
- the confederacy — the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- the incarnation — the taking on of a human body by the second person of the Trinity; the joining of the divine and the human in Jesus Christ
- the phanerozoic — the Phanerozoic era
- the second form — the second year of secondary school
- the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thermoremanence — the state or quality of being thermoremanent
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- to earn a crust — If you earn a crust, you earn enough money to live on, especially by doing work you would prefer not to do.
- to one's credit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- to the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- tobacco planter — a tool that was formerly used by tobacco farmers to plant tobacco with
- tocodynamometer — tokodynamometer.
- top dead center — Top dead center is the position of an engine's piston when it is at the very top of its stroke.
- top dead-centre — the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine or pump when the piston is at the top of its stroke
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.