13-letter words that end in t
- consumer unit — A consumer unit is a particular type of distribution board that controls and distributes electrical energy, especially in domestic premises.
- contact print — a photographic print made by exposing the printing paper through a negative placed directly onto it
- contact sheet — a contact print, usually of all frames of a developed roll of negative print film, used as a proof print.
- contact sport — a sport that involves physical contact between participants, such as rugby
- containerport — a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contextualist — (in motion-picture criticism) the theory that all incidents in a film must be viewed in the social, political, and cultural context with which the film concerns itself and in which it was made.
- contortionist — A contortionist is someone who twists their body into strange and unnatural shapes and positions in order to entertain other people, for example in a circus.
- contour sheet — a bed sheet designed to fit snugly over a mattress or the like, often having elastic material to hold down the corners.
- contrabandist — a person who trades in contraband goods; smuggler
- contrabassist — Someone who plays the contrabass.
- contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
- contravariant — (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition.
- control chart — a chart on which observed values of a variable are plotted, usually against the expected value of the variable and its allowable deviation, so that excessive variations in the quality, quantity, etc, of the variable can be detected
- control point — a point at which a potential hazard can be controlled, such as in food production
- controvertist — a controversialist
- conventionist — a conventioneer
- conveyor belt — A conveyor belt or a conveyor is a continuously-moving strip of rubber or metal which is used in factories for moving objects along so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- convulsionist — a person who believes that major geological changes were caused by intense convulsions
- coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
- cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
- correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
- corruptionist — a person who engages in or upholds corrupt practices, esp. in public life
- cosmetologist — a person skilled or trained in the use of cosmetics and beauty treatments
- count against — If something counts against you, it may cause you to be rejected or punished, or cause people to have a lower opinion of you.
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counteractant — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- countereffort — an effort responding to, or retaliating against, another effort
- counterpicket — a picket which opposes an existing picket at the same location
- counterthreat — an opposing or retaliatory threat
- counterthrust — an opposing or retaliatory thrust, esp in warfare or combat sports
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- cowboy outfit — an outfit consisting of a cowboy hat, fringed waistcoat, trousers, scarf etc, worn either by children or adults
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- cranioscopist — a practitioner of cranioscopy
- cremorne bolt — (on a French window or the like) a pair of rods, moved by a knob mechanism, sliding into sockets in the head and sill of the opening to provide a secure fastening.
- crest coronet — coronet (def 6).
- crest-coronet — a small crown.
- crested swift — any of several birds of the family Hemiprocnidae, of southeast Asia and the East Indies, related to the true swifts but differing in having erectile crests and the habit of perching in trees.
- criminologist — the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology.
- crock of shit — a quantity or source of lies or nonsense
- cross product — a vector perpendicular to two given vectors, u and v, and having magnitude equal to the product of the magnitudes of the two given vectors multiplied by the sine of the angle between the two given vectors, usually represented by u × v.
- cross-current — A cross-current is a current in a river or sea that flows across another current.
- crotch rocket — a high-speed, high-performance motorcycle characterized by an aerodynamic body shape which requires or encourages the driver to lean forward
- crow-pheasant — a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
- cruiserweight — A cruiserweight is another name for a light heavyweight.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- crystal habit — the external shape of a crystal
- crystal pleat — one of a series of fine, permanently pressed pleats of varying widths, usually in a sheer fabric