15-letter words that end in t
- breakeven point — a point at which the total revenue and total cost are equal
- broken pediment — a pediment, as over a doorway or window, having its raking cornice interrupted at the crown or apex.
- brussels carpet — a worsted carpet with a heavy pile formed by uncut loops of wool on a linen warp
- brussels sprout — Brussels sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages.
- buffalo currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes odoratum, of the central U.S., having showy, drooping clusters of fragrant yellow flowers and edible black fruit.
- building permit — a permit for construction work
- bullock's heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
- bullock's-heart — the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
- bum someone out — to upset, distress, annoy, depress, bore, etc. someone
- byzantine chant — liturgical plainsong identified with the Eastern Orthodox Church and dating from the Byzantine Empire.
- cabin attendant — flight attendant.
- call to account — to insist on explanation
- calliper splint — a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
- calydonian hunt — the pursuit by Meleager, Atalanta, and others of a savage boar (Calydonian boar) sent by Artemis to lay waste to Calydon.
- cannot help but — to be unable to do anything else except
- capital account — A country's capital account is the part of its balance of payments that is concerned with the movement of capital.
- capitulationist — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- carry one's bat — (of an opening batsman) to reach the end of an innings without being dismissed
- cartesian doubt — willful suspension of all interpretations of experience that are not absolutely certain: used as a method of deriving, by elimination of such uncertainties, axioms upon which to base theories.
- cast a stone at — cast aspersions upon
- cast-iron plant — any of several plants belonging to the genus Aspidistra, of the lily family, native to eastern Asia, especially A. eliator, having large evergreen leaves often striped with white, and grown as a houseplant.
- castellated nut — a nut that has indentations similar to battlements
- chamber concert — a concert of chamber music
- change of heart — a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
- character trait — a notable feature of a person's character
- chelating agent — a chemical compound that coordinates with a metal to form a chelate, often used to trap or remove heavy metal ions
- chemical toilet — a toilet in which waste is treated with chemicals
- chemoattractant — a chemical substance that provokes chemotaxis, esp one that causes a bacterium to move in the direction in which its concentration is increasing
- chemotaxonomist — a specialist in the field of chemotaxonomy
- chestnut blight — a disease of chestnut trees, caused by a fungus (Endothia parasitica), that has virtually destroyed the American chestnut
- chi-square test — a test derived from the chi-square distribution to compare the goodness of fit of theoretical and observed frequency distributions or to compare nominal data derived from unmatched groups of subjects
- chief assistant — the most important or top-ranking assistant to an official
- child endowment — a social security payment for dependent children
- child restraint — a device used to protect a child in a motor vehicle
- child-resistant — that resists being opened, tampered with, or damaged by a child; childproof: a child-resistant medicine cabinet.
- chiller cabinet — a cupboard or chest in a shop where chilled foods and drinks are displayed and kept cool
- chilling effect — a discouraging or deterring effect, especially one resulting from a restrictive law or regulation.
- chimney-pot hat — a high silk hat; top hat.
- chitlin circuit — a group of clubs and theaters featuring black performers and intended to appeal to black people.
- chronobiologist — A person who is involved in chronobiology.
- church militant — those Christians on earth who are engaged in a continuous war against evil and the enemies of Christ.
- class president — the student president of a school or college class
- code management — source code management
- code of conduct — The code of conduct for a group or organization is an agreement on rules of behaviour for the members of that group or organization.
- cold-water flat — (formerly) an apartment provided with only cold running water, often in a building with no central heating.
- college student — a student at a university or college
- colonizationist — a person who is in favour of colonization
- colorado desert — an arid region of SE California and NW Mexico, west of the Colorado River. Area: over 5000 sq km (2000 sq miles)
- colour contrast — the change in the appearance of a colour surrounded by another colour; for example, grey looks bluish if surrounded by yellow
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard