14-letter words that end in t
- cache conflict — (storage) A sequence of accesses to memory repeatedly overwriting the same cache entry. This can happen if two blocks of data, which are mapped to the same set of cache locations, are needed simultaneously. For example, in the case of a direct mapped cache, if arrays A, B, and C map to the same range of cache locations, thrashing will occur when the following loop is executed: See also ping-pong.
- cadogan teapot — a lidless teapot that is made from or in imitation of an inverted Chinese wine pot and is filled through the bottom.
- campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
- can't help but — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- cancer patient — a person who is receiving medical treatment for a malignant growth or tumour
- capital budget — a budget for major capital or investment expenditures
- capital market — the financial institutions collectively that deal with medium-term and long-term capital and loans
- captain's mast — a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew
- captive market — a group of consumers who are obliged through lack of choice to buy a particular product, thus giving the supplier a monopoly
- cardiac arrest — A cardiac arrest is a heart attack.
- cardiac output — blood volume in liters pumped by the left ventricle of the heart per minute.
- cardinal point — The cardinal points are the four main points of the compass, north, south, east, and west.
- cardinal trait — a basic and dominant characteristic, as greed or ambition, that, according to a theory developed by psychologist Gordon Allport (1936), controls the behavior of many people.
- care assistant — a person who is paid to look after one or more severely handicapped people staying in residential accommodation
- care attendant — (in Britain) a person who is paid to look after one or more severely handicapped people by visiting them frequently and staying when needed, but who does not live in
- cartridge belt — a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges
- case statement — switch statement
- casual contact — the level of contact at which a person is not subject to contracting a communicable disease from another, especially nonsexual contact with a person infected with a venereal disease.
- catcher's mitt — the glove worn by the catcher to protect the hands
- central moment — a moment about the center of a distribution, usually the mean.
- chapel of rest — a room in an undertaker's place of business where bodies are laid out in their coffins to be viewed before the funeral
- character part — a lesser role in a drama, but one where the actor is called upon to display particular distinctive traits of character
- charge account — a business arrangement by which a customer may buy goods or services and pay for them within a specified future period
- charles albert — 1798–1849, king of Sardinia-Piedmont (1831–49) during the Risorgimento: abdicated after the failure of his revolt against Austria
- charles talbot — Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, 1660–1718, British statesman: prime minister 1714.
- charles wright — Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
- charm bracelet — a bracelet that has small ornaments fixed to it
- charter flight — a flight booked by a holiday company to transport their customers
- cheese product — a processed cheese consisting in the U.S. of at least 50 percent cheese to which cheese whey or whey albumin may be added.
- cheesebox seat — a chair seat, usually of rush, having a rounded form and surrounded with a thin strip of wood.
- chemical agent — an agent that produces chemical reactions
- chemical plant — a factory that produces or processes chemicals
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- chenille plant — an East Indian plant, Acalypha hispida, of the spurge family, having long, drooping, reddish-purple spikes of flowers.
- cheque account — an account at a bank or a building society upon which cheques can be drawn
- chest-on-chest — a chest of drawers fitted onto another, somewhat larger one
- chicken breast — pigeon breast
- chicken fillet — a fillet cut from a chicken
- chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
- cigarette butt — A cigarette butt or a cigarette end is the part of a cigarette that you throw away when you have finished smoking it.
- cinnamon toast — buttered toast made with sugar and cinnamon
- circular light — light that is circularly polarized.
- cis-trans test — a test to define the unit of genetic function, based on whether two mutations of the same character occur in a single chromosome (the cis position) or in different cistrons in each chromosome of a homologous pair (the trans position)
- civil rightist — a person who actively supports or works for safeguarding or obtaining civil rights.
- civil twilight — the period of time during which the sun is 6° below the horizon
- class conflict — conflict between different social or economic classes
- clerk of court — an officer of the court who maintains the records, among other duties
- clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
- clincher-built — clinker-built (def 2).