15-letter words containing a, c, o, u, s, t
- pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
- pectoral muscle — muscle of the chest
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- pheasant coucal — a brown and black, red-eyed Australian bird, Centropus phasianinus, with a pheasantlike tail.
- pictorial janus — K. Kahn, Xerox. Visual extension of Janus. Requires Strand88 and a PostScript interpreter.
- pithecanthropus — a former genus of extinct hominids whose members have now been assigned to the proposed species Homo erectus.
- plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- posse comitatus — the body of persons that a peace officer of a county is empowered to call upon for assistance in preserving the peace, making arrests, and serving writs.
- postinoculation — the act or process of inoculating.
- pott's fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
- pre-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
- pseudo-artistic — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pseudocoelomate — having a pseudocoel.
- psychoacoustics — the study of sound perception.
- quantifications — Plural form of quantification.
- quarter section — (in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. Abbreviation: q.s.
- quasi-automatic — having the capability of starting, operating, moving, etc., independently: an automatic sprinkler system; an automatic car wash.
- quasi-objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- quasicontinuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- quasihistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
- reduce to tears — If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.
- reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
- resurrectionary — pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.
- robert guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
- sb's cup of tea — If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
- scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- self-accusation — a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- sexual politics — the differences in the amount of power that male and female people have in a society or group
- shut one's face — to be silent
- sled cultivator — go-devil (def 5).
- social security — (usually initial capital letters) a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups.
- socioculturally — from a sociocultural point of view