9-letter words containing c, r, u, s, t
- obscurest — Superlative form of obscure.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- obstructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obstruct.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- outscored — Simple past tense and past participle of outscore.
- 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.
- persecute — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- picturise — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- prescutum — the anterior dorsal sclerite of a thoracic segment of an insect.
- 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.
- 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
- reductase — any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.
- rest cure — a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.
- rest-cure — a treatment for nervous disorders, consisting of a complete rest, usually combined with systematic diet, massage, etc., especially at a spa or sanitorium.
- resubject — to subject again
- resurrect — to raise from the dead; bring to life 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.
- rubescent — becoming red; blushing.
- rufescent — somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- rusticana — objects, such as agricultural implements, garden furniture, etc, relating to the countryside or made in imitation of rustic styles
- rusticate — to go to the country.
- rusticism — a rustic expression
- rusticity — the state or quality of being rustic.
- rusticize — to make rustic
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
- schmutter — cloth or clothing
- 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.
- scouthery — scorching
- scrapegut — a fiddle player
- screw nut — a nut threaded to receive a screw.
- scripture — Often, Scriptures. Also called Holy Scripture, Holy Scriptures. the sacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together.
- scrutable — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- sculpture — the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
- scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- secateurs — scissors or shears, especially pruning shears.
- securitan — a person believing they are secure