9-letter words containing c, r, o, t
- the score — the actual situation; the true facts
- theocracy — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- theodoric — a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.
- theoretic — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
- thermotic — of, related to or produced by heat
- thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
- threnodic — a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- tick over — If an engine is ticking over, it is running at a low speed or rate, for example when it is switched on but you are not actually using it.
- tierceron — (in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- timocracy — a form of government in which love of honor is the dominant motive of the rulers.
- tiptronic — a type of gearbox that has both automatic and manual options
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- tocometer — tokodynamometer.
- toe crack — a sand crack on the front of the hoof of a horse.
- tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- ton-force — two thousand pound-force. Abbreviation: tonf.
- torchable — able to be torched or set alight
- torchiere — a floor lamp for indirect lighting, having its source of light within a reflecting bowl that directs the light upward.
- torchwood — any of various resinous woods suitable for making torches, as the wood of the tree Amyris balsamifera, of the rue family, native to Florida and the West Indies.
- toreutics — the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- tortricid — Also called tortrix [tawr-triks] /ˈtɔr trɪks/ (Show IPA). any of numerous moths of the family Tortricidae, comprising the leaf rollers, having broad, squarish, slightly fringed wings.
- touchmark — touch (def 55a, c).
- tourcoing — a city in N France, near the Belgian border.
- touristic — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- tovarisch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tow truck — wrecker (def 3).
- toxocaral — of or relating to a toxocara
- tracheole — any of the smallest branches of an insect trachea.
- track rod — the rod connecting the two front wheels of a motor vehicle ensuring that they turn at the same angle
- tractator — a person who writes tracts
- transcode — (language) An early system on the Ferut computer.
- transonic — close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- trap rock — trap2
- traycloth — a small cloth or piece of table linen used to cover or fit into a tray used for carrying
- tre corde — with the soft pedal released (a musical direction in piano playing).
- triatomic — having three atoms in a molecule.
- tricerion — a candlestick with three arms
- trichosis — any disease of the hair.
- trichroic — manifesting trichroism.
- trichrome — three-coloured
- trick out — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- tricksome — tricksy (def 1).
- triclosan — a drug used to treat skin infections
- tricolour — Also, tricolored; especially British, tricoloured. having three colors.
- tricotine — cavalry twill.
- tricresol — a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.
- tricrotic — having three arterial beats for one heartbeat, as certain pulses.
- triecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.