8-letter words containing t, i, u
- rugosity — having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- ruminant — any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- ruminate — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- run into — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- run riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- run time — 1. The elapsed time to perform a computation on a particular computer. 2. The amount of time a processor actually spent on a particular process and not on other processes or overhead (see time-sharing). 3. The period of time during which a program is being executed, as opposed to compile-time or load time. The term should be hyphenated when used as an adjective. 4. run-time support.
- run with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- ruralist — one who leads or advocates a rural life
- ruralite — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- rurality — rural character.
- rustical — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- rusticly — in a rustic manner
- rustling — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- ruthenia — a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- ruthenic — containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- rutilant — glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
- sastrugi — Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- saturnic — having or affected with lead-poisoning
- sauteing — cooked or browned in a pan containing a small quantity of butter, oil, or other fat.
- scituate — a town in E Massachusetts.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- sculpsit — he engraved, carved, or sculptured (it); she engraved, carved, or sculptured (it). Abbreviation: sc.
- scutiger — any species of the Scutigera genus which includes many types of centipede
- security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- sedulity — sedulous quality, application, or activity; diligence.
- semimute — a person who is semi-mute
- semimute — a person who is semi-mute
- septimus — a male given name.
- sequitur — a conclusion that follows from the premises
- shift up — When you shift up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- shih tzu — one of a Tibetan breed of toy dogs having a long luxurious coat of any color, formerly bred in imperial China as a pet of the nobility.
- shih-tzu — one of a Tibetan breed of toy dogs having a long luxurious coat of any color, formerly bred in imperial China as a pet of the nobility.
- ship out — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shouting — loud cries, yells
- shunting — the act or job of manoeuvring coaches
- si units — an internationally accepted coherent system of physical units, derived from the MKSA (meter-kilogram-second-ampere) system, using the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela as the basic units (SI units) respectively of the fundamental quantities of length, mass, time, electric current, temperature, amount of substance, and luminous intensity. Abbreviation: SI.
- sick-out — a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously
- sign out — a token; indication.
- sign-out — an act, instance, or time of signing out.
- silurist — a member of the ancient Silurian tribe
- simulant — simulating; feigning; imitating.
- simulate — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- sinciput — the forepart of the skull.
- sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- sit-upon — a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- situated — Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- sixtus i — Saint, pope a.d. 116?–125?.
- sixtus v — (Felice Peretti) 1521–90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1585–90.
- ski suit — a warm, lightweight outer garment for skiing and other outdoor winter activities, usually consisting of a short, zippered jacket and close-fitting trousers.