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13-letter words containing s, r, t

  • crested swift — any of several birds of the family Hemiprocnidae, of southeast Asia and the East Indies, related to the true swifts but differing in having erectile crests and the habit of perching in trees.
  • crestone peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,294 feet (4360 meters).
  • criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
  • criminologist — the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.
  • crisis center — a central facility, telephone answering service, etc., where people may obtain informed help or advice in a personal crisis.
  • crisis centre — a place providing help to victims of crime, natural disasters, etc
  • critical mass — In physics, the critical mass of a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction.
  • criticalities — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • crock of shit — a quantity or source of lies or nonsense
  • cross product — a vector perpendicular to two given vectors, u and v, and having magnitude equal to the product of the magnitudes of the two given vectors multiplied by the sine of the angle between the two given vectors, usually represented by u × v.
  • cross the bar — to die
  • cross-buttock — a wrestling throw in which the hips are used as a fulcrum to throw an opponent
  • cross-country — Cross-country is the sport of running, riding, or skiing across open countryside rather than along roads or around a running track.
  • cross-current — A cross-current is a current in a river or sea that flows across another current.
  • cross-cutting — linking traditionally separate or independent parties or interests
  • cross-fertile — capable of cross-fertilization or of being cross-fertilized
  • cross-footing — Accounting. to total figures horizontally across columns instead of vertically.
  • cross-posting — the sending of an email to many forums, mailing lists, etc
  • cross-section — If you refer to a cross-section of particular things or people, you mean a group of them that you think is typical or representative of all of them.
  • cross-sterile — incapable of reproducing due to hybridization.
  • cross-trainer — a type of athletic shoe designed to be used in more than one type of activity.
  • cross-utilize — to make use of in an additional or different way.
  • crosscultural — Alternative spelling of cross-cultural.
  • crosscurrents — Plural form of crosscurrent.
  • crosscut file — a file having two intersecting rows of teeth
  • crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
  • crosshatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
  • crotchetiness — The state or quality of being crotchety.
  • crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
  • cruiserweight — A cruiserweight is another name for a light heavyweight.
  • crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
  • crustal plate — a large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such.
  • cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
  • cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
  • cryptanalysis — the study of codes and ciphers; cryptography
  • cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
  • cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
  • cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
  • crystal class — any of 32 possible types of crystals, classified according to their rotational symmetry about axes through a point
  • crystal clear — Water that is crystal clear is absolutely clear and transparent like glass.
  • crystal habit — the external shape of a crystal
  • crystal pleat — one of a series of fine, permanently pressed pleats of varying widths, usually in a sheer fabric
  • crystal-clear — absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.
  • crystallinity — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
  • crystallizing — Present participle of crystallize.
  • crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.
  • culturalistic — Of or relating to culturalism.
  • culture clash — a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values
  • culture shock — Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and confusion that people sometimes experience when they first arrive in another country.
  • culver's root — a tall North American scrophulariaceous plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, having spikes of small white or purple flowers
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