13-letter words containing c, a, n, o, t, i
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- contaminating — Present participle of contaminate.
- contamination — the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
- contaminative — That contaminates.
- contemplating — to think studiously; meditate; consider deliberately.
- contemplation — thoughtful or long consideration or observation
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
- contestations — Plural form of contestation.
- 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.
- contextuality — (uncountable) The condition of being contextual.
- contextualize — to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context
- continentally — of or of the nature of a continent.
- continuations — continuation passing style
- continuatives — Plural form of continuative.
- contortionate — tortuous; contortive
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrabandist — a person who trades in contraband goods; smuggler
- contrabassist — Someone who plays the contrabass.
- contracepting — to prevent the conception of (offspring).
- contraception — Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy.
- contraceptive — A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
- contractility — capable of contracting or causing contraction.
- contractional — of, relating to, or produced by contraction
- contradicting — Present participle of contradict.
- contradiction — If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
- contradictive — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- contrafactive — Denoting a verb that assigns to its object (normally a clausal object) the status of not being true, e.g., pretend and wish.
- contragestion — a form of contraception that can be used after fertilization of the ovum, preventing gestation
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- contragravity — (scifi) antigravity.
- contraorbital — of or relating to flight in the orbit of, but in a direction contrary to, a given rocket, ballistic missile, satellite, etc.
- contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
- contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
- contrarieties — Plural form of contrariety.
- 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.
- contravariant — (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition.
- contravention — an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
- contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
- contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
- contre-partie — (in buhlwork) an inlay composed of a design in tortoise shell on a background of brass.
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contristation — the act of contristing
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- convalidation — In Roman Catholic canon law, the making of a putative marriage valid following the removal of some impediment.
- conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom