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13-letter words containing c, a, e, s, u

  • auguste comte — (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) [ee-zee-dawr oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /i ziˈdɔr oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.
  • authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
  • auto-destruct — self-destruct.
  • autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
  • autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
  • autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
  • automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
  • autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
  • autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
  • back pressure — the pressure that opposes the motion of a piston on its exhaust stroke in an internal-combustion engine
  • backgrounders — Plural form of backgrounder.
  • balsam spruce — either of two North American coniferous trees of the genus Picea, P. pungens (the blue spruce) or P. engelmanni
  • bancassurance — the selling of insurance products by a bank to its customers
  • band spectrum — a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules
  • barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
  • barrel cactus — any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus.
  • basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
  • basket clause — an all-inclusive or comprehensive clause in a contract
  • battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
  • beacon status — a ranking awarded by the government to an organization, rendering it eligible for extra funding, and aimed at encouraging organizations to share good practice with each other
  • bell purchase — a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.
  • bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
  • biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
  • black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
  • blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
  • blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
  • blue copperas — a salt, copper sulfate, CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring naturally as large transparent, deep-blue triclinic crystals, appearing in its anhydrous state as a white powder: used chiefly as a mordant, insecticide, fungicide, and in engraving.
  • boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
  • bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • brassicaceous — belonging to the plant family Brassicaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Cruciferae.
  • brussels lace — a fine lace with a raised or appliqué design
  • buccaneerings — the characteristic actions of a buccaneer
  • buck sergeant — a newly promoted sergeant
  • buckeye state — Ohio (used as a nickname).
  • buenas noches — good night
  • bureaucratese — wordy, jargon-filled, overcomplicated language considered typical of bureaucrats
  • bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
  • bureaucratist — a believer in bureaucracy
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • business card — A person's business card or their card is a small card which they give to other people, and which has their name and details of their job and company printed on it.
  • business case — a briefcase or attaché case.
  • buster collar — a round collar, similar to a lampshade in shape, that is fitted round the neck of an animal or bird, for example to prevent it removing or interfering with a dressing or other treatment
  • butcher's saw — a type of hacksaw used especially by butchers for cutting through meat and bones.
  • cabin cruiser — A cabin cruiser is a motor boat which has a cabin for people to live or sleep in.
  • caesium clock — a type of atomic clock that uses the frequency of radiation absorbed in changing the spin of electrons in caesium atoms
  • cafe curtains — short, straight curtains, esp. for covering the lower part of a window, hung from a rod by means of sliding rings
  • calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
  • calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
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