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13-letter words containing c, a, s, o

  • douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
  • drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
  • dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
  • dynamic scope — (language)   In a dynamically scoped language, e.g. most versions of Lisp, an identifier can be referred to, not only in the block where it is declared, but also in any function or procedure called from within that block, even if the called procedure is declared outside the block. This can be implemented as a simple stack of (identifier, value) pairs, accessed by searching down from the top of stack for the most recent instance of a given identifier. The opposite is lexical scope. A common implementation of dynamic scope is shallow binding.
  • dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
  • early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
  • east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
  • ecclesiolatry — excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.
  • eccremocarpus — any plant of the evergreen climbing genus Eccremocarpus, esp E. scaber, grown for its decorative pinnate foliage and bright orange-red bell flowers: family Bignoniaceae
  • economy class — a low-priced type of accommodation for travel, especially on an airplane.
  • ectocommensal — Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
  • ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
  • ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
  • educationists — Plural form of educationist.
  • efficaciously — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
  • egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
  • ejection seat — a seat, esp as fitted to military aircraft, that is fired by a cartridge or rocket to eject the occupant from the aircraft in an emergency
  • elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
  • eleanor cross — any of the crosses erected at each place where the body of Eleanor of Castile (1246–90, Edward I's Spanish wife) rested between Nottingham (where she died) and London (where she is buried)
  • electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
  • electroplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroplate.
  • electrostatic — Of or relating to stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
  • emancipations — Plural form of emancipation.
  • encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
  • encomiastical — Alternative form of encomiastic.
  • encompassable — Capable of being encompassed.
  • encompassment — The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
  • encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
  • encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
  • encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
  • endocommensal — a commensal living within the body of the host organism
  • endonucleases — Plural form of endonuclease.
  • endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
  • entomostracan — any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods
  • episcopalians — Plural form of episcopalian.
  • equisetaceous — belonging to the family Equisetaceae
  • equivocalness — The state of being equivocal; ambiguity.
  • equivocations — Plural form of equivocation.
  • escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
  • eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
  • eschscholzias — Plural form of eschscholzia.
  • escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
  • esophagoscope — An instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus.
  • eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
  • evocativeness — The state or condition of being evocative.
  • ex post facto — having retrospective effect
  • exacerbations — Plural form of exacerbation.
  • express coach — a fast coach which goes from one place to another directly or with very few stops
  • extrasystolic — Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
  • facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
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