8-letter words containing t, i, u
- quilting — a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- quintain — an object mounted on a post or attached to a movable crossbar mounted on a post, used as a target in the medieval sport of tilting.
- quintals — Plural form of quintal.
- quintant — a sextant having an arc equal to one fifth of a circle.
- quintero — Álvarez Quintero.
- quintets — Plural form of quintet.
- quintics — Plural form of quintic.
- quintile — Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
- quipster — a person who frequently makes quips.
- quirites — the citizens of ancient Rome
- quirting — Present participle of quirt.
- quite so — indeed, precisely
- quitrent — rent paid by a freeholder or copyholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.
- quitters — Plural form of quitter.
- quitting — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- quixotic — extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
- quixotry — A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
- quotient — the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another.
- radiatus — (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.
- radiguet — Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1903–23, French novelist; the author of The Devil in the Flesh (1923) and Count d'Orgel (1924)
- rain out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rain-out — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rasputin — Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- re-audit — an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- reinduct — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- reoutfit — to outfit again
- requital — the act of requiting.
- requited — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- requiter — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
- resubmit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- reticule — a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- retinula — a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- returnik — a person returning or intending to return to his or her own country, esp the former Soviet Union
- ride out — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- rightful — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- ring out — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- riot gun — a gun, especially a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury.
- risoluto — to be played firmly and decisively
- ritenuto — held back momentarily
- ritually — an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- roburite — a flameless safety explosive used in mines
- roturier — a person of low rank; plebeian.
- rough it — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- routines — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rubaiyat — (in Persian poetry) a verse form consisting of four-line stanzas
- ructions — disturbance
- ructious — tending or likely to cause ructions
- ruddiest — of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
- rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.