13-letter words containing r, e, t, o, u
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- treasury note — a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.
- tremulousness — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- trip computer — A trip computer in a vehicle gives readings of average speed, fuel consumption, and fuel cost per mile.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- triquetrously — from a triquetrous point of view
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- trous-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- trouser press — an electrical appliance that is used for taking the creases out of trousers
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- truelove knot — a complicated ornamental knot, especially a double knot having two interlacing bows, regarded as an emblem of true love or interwoven affections.
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tuberous root — a true root so thickened as to resemble a tuber, but bearing no buds or eyes.
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- tung-oil tree — tung tree.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- two-four time — music: time signature of 2/4
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
- ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
- ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- ultrapowerful — extremely powerful
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconcernment — lack of concern; unconcern
- unconjectured — not hypothesized
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.