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14-letter words containing c, u, t, e

  • superstructive — built onto a structure
  • superstructure — the part of a building or construction entirely above its foundation or basement.
  • supersymmetric — pertaining to supersymmetry
  • supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
  • surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
  • surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
  • susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
  • susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
  • susceptible to — liable to
  • sweet chestnut — tree: edible nuts
  • synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.
  • take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
  • take the count — to be unable to continue after a count of ten
  • tall buttercup — a Eurasian buttercup, Ranunculus acris, naturalized in North American fields and meadows, having a tall stem and shiny yellow flowers.
  • tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
  • tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.
  • technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • term insurance — an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, with nothing payable upon its expiration.
  • terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
  • tetrachotomous — divided into four parts
  • tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
  • teutonic order — a religious military order founded c1190 in the Holy Land by German crusaders that originally did charitable work among the sick and later fought against the Slavic and Baltic peoples in the eastward expansion of medieval Germany.
  • the cretaceous — the Cretaceous period or rock system
  • the human race — mankind
  • the public eye — If someone is in the public eye, many people know who they are, because they are famous or because they are often mentioned on television or in the newspapers.
  • the rheumatics — rheumatic pains
  • the true cross — the cross on which Christ was crucified, supposed relics of which were venerated by Christians in the middle ages
  • the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
  • the vernacular — the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
  • theotocopoulos — Domenikos [th aw-men-ee-kaws] /ðɔˈmɛn i kɔs/ (Show IPA), El Greco.
  • thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
  • thermojunction — a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metals
  • third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
  • thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
  • thought police — a group of people with totalitarian views on a given subject, who constantly monitor others for any deviation from prescribed thinking
  • thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
  • tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
  • ticket counter — the place where you buy a ticket for public transport, the theatre, cinema, etc
  • timber cruiser — cruiser (def 6).
  • time-consuming — (of an action) requiring or wasting much time.
  • tissue culture — the technique of cultivating living tissue in a prepared medium outside the body.
  • to be slouched — to sit, lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out
  • to cut corners — If you cut corners, you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should.
  • toilet cubicle — a very small enclosed area containing a toilet
  • tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
  • toronto euclid — (language)   The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
  • tour-de-france — a bicycle touring race, held over a period of 21 days: it covers about 2500 miles (4000 km) in France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland.
  • tourist office — information centre for sightseers
  • trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
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