14-letter words containing c, o, t, u
- to be slouched — to sit, lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out
- to cut and run — If someone cuts and runs in a difficult situation, they try to escape from it quickly and gain an advantage for themselves, rather than deal with the situation in a responsible way.
- to cut corners — If you cut corners, you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should.
- toilet cubicle — a very small enclosed area containing a toilet
- tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
- toronto euclid — (language) The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
- touch football — an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down.
- tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
- tourist office — information centre for sightseers
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- 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
- transcutaneous — by way of or through the skin.
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- trouser pocket — a pocket in a pair of trousers
- truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
- trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
- truth-function — a statement so constructed from other statements that its truth-value depends on the truth-values of the other statements rather than on their meanings.
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- tumorigenicity — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- turbo-electric — noting, pertaining to, or utilizing machinery that includes a generator driven by a turbine: turbo-electric engine; turbo-electric propulsion.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- turn indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the angular rate of turn of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
- uitzilopochtli — the Aztec god of war and of the sun.
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- 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
- unaccommodated — not accommodated; not adapted.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- unaffectionate — showing, indicating, or characterized by affection or love; fondly tender: an affectionate embrace.
- unappreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- uncollectables — things that are not collectable
- uncommunicated — that has not been communicated
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- unconcentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
- unconciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- unconditioning — a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
- unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
- uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.