11-letter words containing c, u, r, e, t
- sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- sub-charter — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- sub-culture — Bacteriology. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
- sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subcultured — Bacteriology. to cultivate (a bacterial strain) again on a new medium.
- subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
- subdirector — an assistant or secondary director
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
- sucker list — a list of names and addresses of persons considered by a business, charity organization, etc., to be likely purchasers or donors.
- sucket fork — a utensil for sweetmeats of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having fork tines at one end and a spoon bowl at the other end of a common stem.
- sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- summercater — a person who lives on the Maine coast only in the summer.
- superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- supercenter — a very large shopping centre or complex
- superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- superscript — Printing. superior (def 10).
- supersecret — a top secret
- superstruct — to erect upon a foundation or on top of another building or part
- supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
- surf scoter — a large, North American scoter, Melanitta perspicillata, the adult male of which is black with two white patches on the head.
- surgicenter — a surgical facility, not based in a hospital, where minor surgery is performed on an outpatient basis.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- tautometric — having the same metre or arrangement of syllables
- tent circus — a circus performed in tents rather than in an arena.
- terricolous — living on or in the ground.
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- the centaur — the constellation Centaurus
- the circuit — a series of tournaments in which the same players regularly take part
- the country — the outlying area or area furthest from the finish of a sports ground or racecourse
- the curtain — the end of a scene of a play, opera, etc, marked by the fall or closing of the curtain
- therapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermoduric — (of certain microorganisms) able to survive high temperatures, as during pasteurization.
- thumbsucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
- toe-curling — If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.
- tone colour — the quality of a musical sound that is conditioned or distinguished by the upper partials or overtones present in it
- touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
- touchscreen — 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.
- trabeculate — Anatomy, Botany. a structural part resembling a small beam or crossbar.
- tract house — a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.
- traducement — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- treacherous — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.