9-letter words containing r, u, c, t
- subcenter — a secondary or subordinate center, as in the location of a business.
- subcentre — a secondary centre
- subcortex — Anatomy, Zoology. the outer region of an organ or structure, as the outer portion of the kidney. the cerebral cortex.
- subscript — written below (distinguished from adscript, superscript).
- subsector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- substruct — to build underneath as a foundation
- succentor — a precentor's deputy.
- succorant — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- suctorian — a suctorial animal.
- sugar act — a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market.
- sugarcoat — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- sunstruck — affected with sunstroke.
- supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
- supercrat — a high-ranking bureaucrat, especially one of cabinet rank.
- supercute — very cute
- surf-cast — to fish by casting into the surf from or near the shore
- susceptor — a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- taraxacum — the dried roots of any of several composite plants of the genus Taraxacum, as the dandelion, T. officinale or T. laevigatum, used in medicine in powdered or fluidextract form chiefly as a tonic and aperient.
- tau cross — a T -shaped cross.
- the curse — menstruation or a menstrual period
- the scrub — a remote place, esp one where contact with people can be avoided
- toreutics — the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- touchmark — touch (def 55a, c).
- tourcoing — a city in N France, near the Belgian border.
- touristic — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- tow truck — wrecker (def 3).
- trabecula — Anatomy, Botany. a structural part resembling a small beam or crossbar.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- tracksuit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
- transduce — to convert (energy) from one form into another.
- trauchled — to fatigue; tire; wear out.
- traumatic — of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound.
- trebuchet — a medieval engine of war with a sling for hurling missiles.
- trick out — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- tricolour — Also, tricolored; especially British, tricoloured. having three colors.
- tricuspid — Also, tricuspidal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth. Compare bicuspid.
- triecious — of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
- trochilus — scotia.
- trouncing — to beat severely; thrash.
- truceless — having no truce
- truckable — (of a barge, tug, etc) capable or suitable for being conveyed in or on a truck
- truckline — a transportation line utilizing trucks.
- truckload — the amount that a truck can carry.
- truckstop — a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping and showering rooms, a store selling basic items, etc.
- truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- truncated — truncated.
- truncheon — the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- tub chair — an easy chair having a semicircular back and, with the wings or arms, forming a single upholstered piece.
- tubercled — having or affected by tubercles