19-letter words containing c, o, r, t
- stochastic variable — a random variable.
- strict counterpoint — the application of the rules of counterpoint as an academic exercise
- substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
- subtractive process — a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights.
- superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
- sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
- swimming instructor — sb who teaches people to swim
- symptomatic anthrax — blackleg.
- take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
- take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
- tanizaki jun-ichiro — 1886–1965, Japanese novelist, whose works, such as Some Prefer Nettles (1929) and The Makioka Sisters (1943–48), reflect the tension between Western values and Japanese traditions
- teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
- telephone directory — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
- telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
- tetrachloroethylene — a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.
- the buck stops here — the ultimate responsibility lies here
- the channel country — an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland: crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
- the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
- the four corners of — You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other.
- the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
- the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
- the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
- the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
- the world of cryton — (TWOC) A BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Telephone: +44 (1749) 670 030 (24hrs, most speeds).
- theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
- theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
- theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
- therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
- thermionic emission — the emission of electrons from very hot solids or liquids: used for producing electrons in valves, electron microscopes, X-ray tubes, etc
- thermoelectromotive — designating or of the electromotive force produced by a thermocouple
- thiophosphoric acid — an acid derived from phosphoric acid by substituting one or more sulfur atoms for oxygen atoms.
- throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- tie-clip microphone — a small microphone that is clipped to a person's tie
- to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
- to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
- to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
- to bury the hatchet — If two people bury the hatchet, they become friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement.
- to carry conviction — If something carries conviction, it is likely to be true or likely to be believed.
- to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
- to change your tune — If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things.
- to click your heels — If someone such as a soldier clicks their heels, they make a sound by knocking the heels of their shoes together when saluting or greeting someone.
- to clutch at straws — If you are clutching at straws or grasping at straws, you are trying unusual or extreme ideas or methods because other ideas or methods have failed.
- to come full circle — If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
- to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
- to lick your wounds — If you say that someone is licking their wounds, you mean that they are recovering after being defeated or made to feel ashamed or unhappy.
- to rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
- to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
- to steer/stay clear — If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
- to suck someone dry — If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.