13-letter words containing a, c, i, n, o, s
- continuatives — Plural form of continuative.
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrabandist — a person who trades in contraband goods; smuggler
- contrabassist — Someone who plays the contrabass.
- contragestion — a form of contraception that can be used after fertilization of the ovum, preventing gestation
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
- contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
- contrarieties — Plural form of contrariety.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
- contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
- contristation — the act of contristing
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- conversations — Plural form of conversation.
- conversazione — a social gathering for discussion of the arts, literature, etc
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- conway's life — Conway's Game of Life
- coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
- coralligenous — producing coral
- core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- coronaviruses — Plural form of coronavirus.
- corporisation — The forming into one body; embodiment.
- corsican pine — a pine tree, a variant of the black pine Pinus nigra var maritime, originally native to Corsica and neighbouring Mediterranean regions
- corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
- cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
- cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- 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.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterstains — Plural form of counterstain.
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- cranioscopist — a practitioner of cranioscopy
- crenellations — the battlements on a building
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- cross-examine — When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
- cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- cross-trainer — a type of athletic shoe designed to be used in more than one type of activity.
- crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
- crosshatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- crowd on sail — to hoist as much sail as possible
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.