9-letter words containing c, o, u, s, t
- outscores — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outscore.
- outscream — to scream louder than
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- outsource — (of a company or organization) to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside supplier or source.
- outstruck — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- posticous — hinder; posterior.
- prosecute — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- quicksort — A sorting algorithm with O(n log n) average time complexity. One element, x of the list to be sorted is chosen and the other elements are split into those elements less than x and those greater than or equal to x. These two lists are then sorted recursively using the same algorithm until there is only one element in each list, at which point the sublists are recursively recombined in order yielding the sorted list. This can be written in Haskell:
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- rock dust — a crushed limestone sprayed on surfaces in mines to make coal dust incombustible in case of a gas explosion.
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- sauceboat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- scoop out — remove, take out
- scope out — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- scorbutic — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy.
- score out — to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out
- scout car — a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.
- scout out — If you scout something out, you succeed in finding it after you have been through an area searching for it.
- scouthery — scorching
- scouthood — (sometimes initial capital letter) the state of being a scout, especially a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout.
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
- scutcheon — escutcheon.
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- sea scout — (often initial capital letters) a member of a scouting program that provides training in boating and other water activities.
- seduction — an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
- setaceous — bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
- short cut — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- short-cut — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- southcott — Joanna. 1750–1814, British religious fanatic, who claimed that she would give birth to the second Messiah
- space out — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spout cup — a deep vessel used in feeding babies and invalids, having a long, curved, rising spout.
- st. cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- stick out — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- sub-stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- subaction — an act of subduing
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- subcantor — a deputy to a cantor
- subcortex — Anatomy, Zoology. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. the cerebral cortex.
- subcostal — below the rib
- subcounty — a division of a county
- suboctave — an octave below another octave
- subsector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.