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4-letter words containing t

  • btl. — bottle
  • btoa — (tool, messaging, algorithm, file format)   /B too A/ A binary to ASCII conversion utility. btoa is a uuencode or base 64 equivalent which addresses some of the problems with the uuencode standard but not as many as the base 64 standard. It avoids problems that some hosts have with spaces (e.g. conversion of groups of spaces to tabs) by not including them in its character set, but may still have problems on non-ASCII systems (e.g. EBCDIC). btoa is primarily used to transfer binary files between systems across connections which are not eight-bit clean, e.g. electronic mail. btoa takes adjacent sets of four binary octets and encodes them as five ASCII octets using ASCII characters '!' through to 'u'. Special characters are also used: 'x' marks the beginning or end of the archive; 'z' marks four consecutive zeros and 'y' (version 5.2) four consecutive spaces. Each group of four octets is processed as a 32-bit integer. Call this 'I'. Let 'D' = 85^4. Divide I by D. Call this result 'R'. Make I = I - (R * D) to avoid overflow on the next step. Repeat, for values of D = 85^3, 85^2, 85 and 1. At each step, to convert R to the output character add decimal 33 (output octet = R + ASCII value for '!'). Five output octets are produced. btoa provides some integrity checking in the form of a line checksum, and facilities for patching corrupted downloads. The algorithm used by btoa is more efficient than uuencode or base 64. ASCII files are encoded to about 120% the size of their binary sources. This compares with 135% for uuencode or base 64. Pre-compiled MS-DOS versions are also available.
  • btos — Convergent Technologies Operating System
  • btrl — (company)   British Telecom Research Laboratories.
  • btry — battery (of artillery)
  • bunt — In baseball, if you bunt or if you bunt the ball, you deliberately hit the ball softly, in order to gain an advantage.
  • burt — William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
  • bust — a raid, search, or arrest by the police
  • bute — the drug phenylbutazone, esp when used in the illegal doping of racehorses
  • buto — a contemporary expressionist dance form that originated in postwar Japan, first called Ankoku Butoh, or Dance of Utter Darkness.
  • buts — with the exception of; except; save: No one replied but me.
  • butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
  • byte — In computing, a byte is a unit of storage approximately equivalent to one printed character.
  • cant — a salient angle.
  • capt — Abbreviation of captain.
  • cart — A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
  • cate — a choice bit; dainty
  • cath — Catholic
  • cato — Marcus Porcius (ˈmɑːkəsˈpɔːʃɪəs), known as Cato the Elder or the Censor. 234–149 bc, Roman statesman and writer, noted for his relentless opposition to Carthage
  • cats — credit accumulation transfer scheme: a scheme enabling school-leavers and others to acquire transferable certificates for relevant work experience and study towards a recognized qualification
  • catt — Carrie Chapman1859-1947; U.S. leader in the movement for women's suffrage
  • catv — community antenna television
  • caut — (obsolete, done by a panther) Emit a call in the manner of a panther.
  • ccta — Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
  • cctv — CCTV is an abbreviation for 'closed-circuit television'.
  • cdtv — compact disc television
  • celt — If you describe someone as a Celt, you mean that they are part of the racial group which comes from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and some other areas such as Brittany.
  • cent — A cent is a small unit of money worth one hundredth of some currencies, for example the dollar and the euro.
  • cept — Comite Europeen des Postes et Telecommunications
  • cert — If you say that someone or something is a cert, you mean that you are certain they will succeed.
  • cest — (obsolete) A woman's girdle; a cestus.
  • ceta — Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
  • cete — a group of badgers
  • chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
  • chet — a male given name, form of Chester.
  • chit — A chit is a short official note, such as a receipt, an order, or a memo, usually signed by someone in authority.
  • chut — an expression of surprise, impatience, or annoyance
  • cist — a wooden box for holding ritual objects used in ancient Rome and Greece
  • cite — If you cite something, you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.
  • cito — swiftly
  • cits — pure consciousness.
  • city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
  • clat — an irksome or troublesome task
  • clit — clitoris.
  • clot — A clot is a sticky lump that forms when blood dries up or becomes thick.
  • clut — colour palette
  • cnet — (body)   Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion.
  • cnut — a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
  • coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
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