12-letter words containing u, r, t
- countertrade — international trade in which payment is made in goods rather than currency
- countertrend — a trend which is contrary to the established or perceived trend
- countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- counterwoman — A woman who serves at a counter.
- counterworld — an alternative world opposite to the virtual world
- country club — A country club is a club in the country where you can play sports and attend social events.
- country code — a code of good practice recommended to those who use the countryside for recreational purposes
- country folk — people who live in the country
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- country life — life in the country
- country mile — a long way
- country park — an area of countryside, usually not less than 10 hectares, set aside for public recreation: often funded by a Countryside Commission grant
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- country road — a road in the country
- country rock — the rock surrounding a mineral vein or igneous intrusion
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- country-born — born in the country
- country-bred — brought up in the country
- countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.
- countrywomen — Plural form of countrywoman.
- county board — the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.
- county clerk — a senior local government official
- county court — A county court is a local court which deals with private disputes between people, but does not deal with serious crimes.
- court action — a legal action
- court of law — When you refer to a court of law, you are referring to a legal court, especially when talking about the evidence that might be given in a trial.
- court record — (in the US) a record of court proceedings
- court ruling — a decision made by a court
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- courtierlike — resembling a courtier in manner
- courtly love — a tradition represented in Western European literature between the 12th and the 14th centuries, idealizing love between a knight and a revered (usually married) lady
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- crassamentum — a blood clot
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- crime-buster — a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime
- crookes tube — a type of cathode-ray tube in which the electrons are produced by a glow discharge in a low-pressure gas
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current