14-letter words containing a, c, t, e, s
- constantine xi — 1404–53, last Byzantine emperor (1448–53): killed when Constantinople was captured by the Turks
- constantinople — Istanbul
- constellations — Plural form of constellation.
- consternations — a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- consular agent — a consul of one of the lower grades
- consultatively — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
- contagiousness — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
- contemplations — Plural form of contemplation.
- contemplatives — Plural form of contemplative.
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contesseration — the act of forging a friendship or union
- contestability — The property of being contestable or debatable.
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualises — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contextualize.
- continentalism — an attitude, expression, etc., characteristic of a continent, especially of Europe.
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contractedness — the state of being shortened
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- contraventions — Plural form of contravention.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
- copper sulfate — a blue, crystalline substance, CuSO4·5H2O, that effloresces and turns white when heated; blue vitriol: used in making pigments, germicides, batteries, etc.
- copperfastened — Simple past tense and past participle of copperfasten.
- copy and paste — to copy (information in a computer document) and put it somewhere else in the document
- coronal suture — the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
- cosi fan tutte — a comic opera (1790) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- cosmeceuticals — Plural form of cosmeceutical.
- cosmetological — the art or profession of applying cosmetics.
- cost the earth — to be very expensive
- costovertebral — (anatomy) Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra.
- costume change — a change of costume by an actor
- cotemporaneous — contemporaneous
- cottage cheese — Cottage cheese is a soft, white, lumpy cheese made from sour milk.
- cotton stainer — any of various heteropterous insects of the genus Dysdercus: serious pests of cotton, piercing and staining the cotton bolls: family Pyrrhocoridae
- council estate — a housing development built by a local council
- counteractions — Plural form of counteraction.
- counterassault — a counterattack
- counterattacks — Plural form of counterattack; Alternative spelling of counter-attacks.
- countercharges — Plural form of countercharge.
- countermarches — Plural form of countermarch.
- countermeasure — A countermeasure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
- courtesy coach — a free coach
- cranial suture — a type of immovable joint between the bones of the skull