14-letter words containing c, u, t, e, s
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- treasure chest — A treasure chest is a box containing treasure.
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- trituberculism — the condition of being trituberculate
- trouser pocket — a pocket in a pair of trousers
- trucial states — 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.
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
- turn the screw — to increase the pressure
- turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- ultrarealistic — extremely realistic
- ultrastructure — the structures of a cell that are revealed by electron microscopy.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- unchristianize — to make unchristian; to render no longer Christian; to remove Christian status or nature from
- uncollectables — things that are not collectable
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.
- unconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- understructure — a structure serving as a support; a base or foundation: The building has a strong understructure.
- undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
- undomesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- unenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- unexpectedness — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
- unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
- universal city — a city in S central Texas.
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unpoeticalness — the quality, state, or characteristic of being unpoetic
- unrestrictedly — in an unrestricted manner
- unsectarianism — the state or quality of being unsectarian
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- unsystematical — unsystematic
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- user interface — the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. Abbreviation: UI.
- venetian sumac — smoke tree (def 2).
- volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- voucher system — Accounting. a procedure for controlling disbursements by means of vouchers.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water chestnut — any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.