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14-letter words containing a, c, u, s, l

  • musical chairs — Also called going to Jerusalem. a game in which players march to music around two rows of chairs placed back to back, there being one chair less than the number of players, the object being to find a seat when the music stops abruptly. The player failing to do so is removed from the game, together with one chair, at each interval.
  • musical comedy — musical (def 5).
  • musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
  • mutual society — co-operative organization
  • nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
  • natural causes — If someone dies of or from natural causes, they die because they are ill or old rather than because of an accident or violence.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
  • non-consensual — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
  • nontranslucent — Not translucent.
  • nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
  • numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
  • nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
  • pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
  • plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
  • platycephalous — flat-headed
  • pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • polar sequence — a series of stars in the vicinity of the N celestial pole whose accurately determined magnitudes serve as the standard for visual and photographic magnitudes of stars
  • polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
  • precious coral — red coral.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
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