13-letter words containing c, u, r, t, s
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- super-culture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- supercomputer — a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- superterrific — more than terrific
- support price — the price at which the government will purchase commodities, especially farm produce, in order to maintain a certain price level.
- supreme court — the highest court of the U.S.
- surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
- surface water — water found on the surface of the earth (not underground or in the atmosphere), for example in rivers, seas, lakes, reservoirs, etc
- surface yeast — yeast that rises to the surface as froth during fermentation.
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- suspercollate — to hang
- sustentacular — supporting.
- swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
- sylvicultural — relating to sylviculture
- tartare sauce — a mayonnaise dressing for fish and seafood, usually with chopped pickles, onions, olives, capers, and green herbs added.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
- terrace house — a house in a terrace or a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls
- tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
- the superrich — exceptionally wealthy people, considered collectively
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- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- tinker's cuss — tinker's damn (def 1).
- tourist class — the least costly class of accommodations on regularly scheduled ships and airplanes. Compare third class (def 2).
- tourist court — motel.
- touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- transcaucasia — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
- transcultural — across all cultures of the world
- translucently — 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.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- truchas peaks — group of mountains in N New Mexico, NE of Santa Fe in the S Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- trucial coast — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- trust account — an account of property established with a trust company by a grantor, for distribution during or after the grantor's lifetime.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- tussock grass — any of various grasses that grow in tuftlike clumps.
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
- ultracautious — extremely or excessively cautious
- ultraphysical — extremely physical