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

  • basque country — Theregion comprising three provinces in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay, inhabited by Basques: 2,803 sq mi (7,260 sq km); pop. 2,104,000
  • basso continuo — continuo.
  • battle cruiser — A battle cruiser is a large fast warship that is lighter than a battleship and moves more easily.
  • beaten biscuit — a hard, unleavened biscuit, made to rise by pounding and folding the dough.
  • beaufort scale — an international scale of wind velocities ranging for practical purposes from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force). In the US an extension of the scale, from 13 to 17 for winds over 64 knots, is used
  • beauty contest — A beauty contest is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.
  • beta structure — a secondary structure occurring in many proteins, consisting of several polypeptide chains running in parallel or alternating directions and joined by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, creating a flexible, strong arrangement.
  • bilious attack — a group of symptoms consisting of headache, abdominal pain, and constipation
  • bioaeronautics — the use of aircraft in the discovery, development, and protection of natural and biological resources
  • bird sanctuary — an area of land in which birds are protected and encouraged to breed
  • biscuit barrel — an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits
  • bracket fungus — any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae, growing as a shelflike mass (bracket) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket
  • breakfast club — a service that provides a breakfast for children who arrive early at school
  • broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
  • burschenschaft — a students' fraternity, originally one concerned with Christian ideals, patriotism, etc
  • bush carpenter — a rough-and-ready unskilled workman
  • calculatedness — the state of being calculated
  • campylotropous — (of an ovule) curved so that the micropyle and funiculus almost touch
  • cancer cluster — the occurrence of a higher than expected number of cancer cases in a small, defined geographical area or population.
  • cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
  • caricaturistic — Grossly and comically exaggerated, like a caricature.
  • castrop-rauxel — an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 78 208 (2003 est)
  • casual contact — the level of contact at which a person is not subject to contracting a communicable disease from another, especially nonsexual contact with a person infected with a venereal disease.
  • catechumenship — the office or position of a catechumen
  • caustic baryta — baryta (def 2).
  • caustic potash — potassium hydroxide
  • caustic-baryta — Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
  • central sulcus — a deep cleft in each hemisphere of the brain separating the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
  • chauvinist pig — a sexist man
  • christiansburg — a town in SW Virginia.
  • christmas bush — any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration
  • christmas club — a savings account in a bank in which regular deposits are made, usually throughout one year, as to provide funds for Christmas shopping.
  • chrysanthemums — Plural form of chrysanthemum.
  • circumstancing — Present participle of circumstance.
  • circumstantial — Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it.
  • class struggle — in Marxism, the constant economic and political struggle held to exist between social classes regarded as exploiting and those regarded as exploited; specif., in capitalist countries, the struggle between capitalists (bourgeoisie) and workers (proletariat)
  • claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
  • claustrophobes — Plural form of claustrophobe.
  • claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
  • claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
  • cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
  • close quarters — a narrow cramped space or position
  • coastguardsman — Coast Guard (def 3).
  • cocktail sauce — any of various sauces served with a seafood cocktail, typically one consisting of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and seasonings.
  • commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
  • commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
  • commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
  • common assault — an action that causes a person to fear that he or she is in danger of violent attack
  • communications — the ways in which human beings communicate
  • communitarians — Plural form of communitarian.
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