13-letter words containing a, l, s, t, o
- compass plant — a tall plant, Silphium laciniatum, of central North America, that has yellow flowers and lower leaves that tend to align themselves at right angles to the strongest light, esp in a north-south plane: family Asteraceae (composites)
- compatibilism — (philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.
- compatibilist — (philosophy) Of, pertaining to or supporting compatibilism, the belief that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.
- complaisantly — (archaic) In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
- complications — Plural form of complication.
- compositional — Compositional refers to the way composers and artists use their skills or techniques in their work.
- concelebrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate.
- conceptualise — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualism — the philosophical theory that the application of general words to a variety of objects reflects the existence of some mental entity through which the application is mediated and which constitutes the meaning of the term
- conceptualist — any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Compare nominalism, realism (def 5).
- condylomatous — Relating to condyloma.
- confiscatable — confiscable
- conglomerates — anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
- congratulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congratulate.
- consequential — Consequential means the same as consequent.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consimilarity — the condition of being mutually alike
- console table — a table with one or more curved legs of bracket-like construction, designed to stand against a wall
- consolidating — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- consolidation — the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated
- consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
- consolidators — Plural form of consolidator.
- constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
- constellation — A constellation is a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name.
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constrainable — able to be constrained
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consuetudinal — According to custom; customary; usual.
- consultations — Plural form of consultation.
- consumability — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- containerless — having no container
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- context clash — (grammar) When a parser cannot tell which alternative production of a syntax applies by looking at the next input token ("lexeme"). For example, given syntax C -> A | b c A -> d | b e If you're parsing non-terminal C and the next token is 'b', you don't know whether it's the first or second alternative of C since they both can start with b. If a grammar can generate the same sentence in multiple different ways (with different parse tress) then it is ambiguous. An ambiguity must start with a context clash (but not all context clashes imply ambiguity). To see if a context clash is also a case of ambiguity you would need to follow the alternatives involved in each context clash to see if they can generate the same complete sequence of tokens.
- contextualise — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualism — (in motion-picture criticism) the theory that all incidents in a film must be viewed in the social, political, and cultural context with which the film concerns itself and in which it was made.
- contextualist — (in motion-picture criticism) the theory that all incidents in a film must be viewed in the social, political, and cultural context with which the film concerns itself and in which it was made.
- 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.
- controllables — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- convalescents — Plural form of convalescent.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
- cosmeceutical — a cosmetic that has, or is claimed to have, pharmaceutical properties
- cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
- cosmothetical — cosmothetic
- cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation