11-letter words containing c, u, t, e
- uto-aztecan — an American Indian language family, widespread from Idaho to Central America and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific: this family includes Hopi, Ute, Shoshone, Comanche, Nahuatl, Papago, Pima, and other languages.
- vacuum tube — Also called, especially British, vacuum valve. an electron tube from which almost all air or gas has been evacuated: formerly used extensively in radio and electronics.
- valleculate — having a vallecula or valleculae.
- vasculature — the arrangement of blood vessels in the body or a part of the body
- ventricular — of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
- ventriculus — the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
- vermiculate — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vermiculite — any of a group of platy minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, magnesium, and iron, that expand markedly on being heated: used in the expanded state for heat insulation and as a plant growth medium.
- vice-county — any of the geographical units into which the British Isles are divided for purposes of botanical and zoological recording, corresponding wherever possible to county boundaries
- vicissitude — a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- victuallage — supplies or food; victuals
- vine cactus — the ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens.
- viniculture — the science or study of making wines.
- viscountess — the wife or widow of a viscount.
- viticulture — the culture or cultivation of grapevines; grape-growing.
- voice input — the control and operation of computer systems by spoken commands
- voyeuristic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.
- vulcanizate — a vulcanized substance.
- watercolour — A water-soluble pigment.
- watercourse — a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- weed cutter — a hand implement, often powered by electricity or a gasoline motor, for cutting weeds or trimming grass and often utilizing a rotating nylon cord as the cutting blade.
- whacked out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- whacked-out — tired; exhausted; worn-out.
- white cloud — a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.
- white sauce — a sauce made of butter, flour, seasonings, and milk or sometimes chicken or veal stock; béchamel.
- wine bucket — A wine bucket is a container that holds ice cubes or cold water and ice. You can use it to put bottles of wine in and keep the wine cool.
- wire cutter — any of various devices designed to cut wire.
- woodcutters — Plural form of woodcutter.
- you betcha! — absolutely, certainly
- youskevitch — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, U.S. ballet dancer, born in Russia.
- youth crime — crime committed by juvenile offenders
- zx spectrum — (computer) Sinclair's first personal computer with a colour display. The Spectrum used the Zilog Z80 processor like its predecessors the ZX-80 and ZX-81. It was originally available in 16k and 48k versions using cassette tape and later grew to 128k and sprouted floppy disks. It had a wider and more solid case and a marginally better "dead flesh" keyboard. Unlike the earlier models, it didn't require the presence of a cold carton of milk to prevent it overheating. It was possibly the most popular home computer in the UK for many years. The TK-90X was a clone.