12-letter words containing c, o, u, s, t
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- take counsel — receive advice
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- tech support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- the conquest — the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- to cut loose — If a person or an organization cuts loose or is cut loose, they become free from the influence or authority of other people.
- tomato sauce — ketchup
- tone cluster — a group of adjacent notes played on a keyboard instrument typically with the fist, forearm, or elbow, similar groupings also occurring in orchestral music.
- tool subject — a subject that, when mastered, equips students with a skill useful in studying other subjects: Grammar is a tool subject for English composition.
- top security — ultra secure
- touch screen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- touch system — a system of typing in which each finger is assigned to one or more keys, thereby enabling a person to type without looking at the keyboard.
- touch-screen — using touch-sensitive screen
- trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- tralaticious — transferred or passed down
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichotomous — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- true colours — If you see someone in their true colours or if they show their true colours, you realize what they are really like.
- tuberculosed — tuberculous
- tuberculosis — an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- turbo pascal — (language, product) Borland International's Pascal. Perhaps the first integrated development environment for MS-DOS. Versions 1.0-3.0: standard Pascal with a few extensions Versions 4.0 (1987) and 5.0: separate compilation. Version 5.5: object-oriented. Version 6.0: Turbo Vision OOP library.
- tussock moth — any of several moths of the family Lymantriidae, the larvae of which have characteristic tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees.
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- unconsecrate — profane or base
- unconsenting — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- unconstraint — lack of constraint: Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.
- uncontinuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- under escort — with armed accompaniment
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- understocked — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- unobfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- unobstructed — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- unsanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.