14-letter words containing a, r
- countercharges — Plural form of countercharge.
- countercharmed — Simple past tense and past participle of countercharm.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
- counterfactual — expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
- countermanding — Present participle of countermand.
- countermarched — Simple past tense and past participle of countermarch.
- 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.
- counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
- 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.
- countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
- coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- courageousness — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- court circular — (in countries having a monarchy) a daily report of the activities, engagements, etc, of the sovereign, published in a national newspaper
- court cupboard — a wooden stand with two or three tiers, used in the 16th and 17th centuries to display pewter, silver, etc
- court martials — military courts that try people subject to military law
- courtesy coach — a free coach
- courting chair — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
- cover your ass — Cover your ass means the same as cover your , back2.
- covered market — an indoor market
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- coxsackievirus — any of a group of enteroviruses that cause several diseases, as viral meningitis
- crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
- cracker bonbon — a thin, crisp biscuit.
- cracker-barrel — rural; rustic; homespun
- cranberry bush — a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
- cranberry tree — highbush cranberry.
- cranial suture — a type of immovable joint between the bones of the skull
- craniocerebral — relating to both the cranium and the cerebrum
- crash and burn — to fail; be unsuccessful
- crash for cash — denoting a type of insurance fraud in which people bring about road accidents to ensure that a substantial claim is made
- crawfordsville — a city in W central Indiana.
- cream-coloured — cream in colour
- creatureliness — creatural.
- credence table — a small sideboard, originally one at which food was tasted for poison before serving
- credentialling — the practice of analysing the credentials of an individual or organization
- credit account — a credit system by means of which customers may obtain goods and services before payment
- credit balance — the amount of money that a client of a financial institution has in his or her account, in securities, etc
- credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit
- credit manager — a person employed in a business firm to administer credit service to its customers, especially to evaluate the extension and amount of credit to be granted.
- creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
- creme anglaise — a custardlike cream sauce, often flavored with vanilla, served with fresh fruit, rich chocolate desserts, etc.
- creme d'ananas — a liqueur flavored with pineapple.
- creme de cacao — a sweet liqueur with a chocolate flavour
- crenshaw melon — a variety of melon resembling the casaba, having pinkish flesh.
- crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.