9-letter words containing t, o, c, u
- pocketful — the amount that a pocket will hold.
- poeticule — an inferior poet
- pollucite — a colourless rare mineral consisting of a hydrated caesium aluminium silicate, often containing some rubidium. It occurs in coarse granite, esp in Manitoba, and is an important source of caesium. Formula: CsAlSi2O6.1⁄2H2O
- portulaca — any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
- posticous — hinder; posterior.
- poulticed — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- power cut — break in electricity supply
- prick out — to transplant (seedlings) as from seed pans to shallow boxes
- prosecute — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- punch out — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-out — a small section of cardboard or metal surrounded by perforations so that it can be easily forced out.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- quercitol — a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , obtained from acorns or oak bark: used chiefly in medicine.
- quicksort — A sorting algorithm with O(n log n) average time complexity. One element, x of the list to be sorted is chosen and the other elements are split into those elements less than x and those greater than or equal to x. These two lists are then sorted recursively using the same algorithm until there is only one element in each list, at which point the sublists are recursively recombined in order yielding the sorted list. This can be written in Haskell:
- raceabout — a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
- raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- razor cut — a fluffy hairstyle, usually tapering at the neck, trimmed by a razor
- recaution — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- recompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- reconduct — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- recontour — the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- recountal — an act of recounting.
- recounted — to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
- recounter — someone who recounts or narrates a story
- red count — a count of the red cells in a person's blood.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- rock dust — a crushed limestone sprayed on surfaces in mines to make coal dust incombustible in case of a gas explosion.
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- rough-cut — cut into small, irregular pieces (contrasted with fine-cut): rough-cut tobacco.
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- ructation — an eructation or belch
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- sauceboat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- scoop out — remove, take out
- scope out — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- scorbutic — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy.
- score out — to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out
- scout car — a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.
- scout out — If you scout something out, you succeed in finding it after you have been through an area searching for it.
- scouthery — scorching
- scouthood — (sometimes initial capital letter) the state of being a scout, especially a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout.
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).
- scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
- scutcheon — escutcheon.
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.