Words Containing: N,E,C,T,U,R,U,S

• an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension

• an event that occurs at a critical time

• a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface

• a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole

• insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

• thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food

• unstable flow of a liquid or gas

• instability in the atmosphere

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness

• a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis