Words Containing: A,S,T,R,I,C,T,S

• Characterized by scratches.

• (chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.

• (of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.

• (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.

• any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings

• A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

• something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech

• a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

• Someone who masticates.

• A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people.

• A machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.

• consisting of or containing starch

• rigidly formal

• A country that has a very small population and land area

• The specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.

• a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities

• a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people