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14-letter words containing c, i, n, s, e

  • architectonics — the science of architecture
  • arctic monkeys — British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); their albums include Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), and AM (2013)
  • arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
  • arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
  • articulateness — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • artificialness — the condition of being non-natural, unnatural or spurious
  • ascending node — the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the north (opposed to descending node).
  • asian-american — of or connected with Americans of Asian ancestry
  • assistance dog — a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road
  • associableness — The state or quality of being associable.
  • asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
  • asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
  • attractiveness — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
  • audience share — the percentage of households with television sets in use or tuned to a particular station during a specific period of time.
  • auspiciousness — The state or quality of being auspicious or successful.
  • autoconfiscate — (software, jargon)   A term coined by Noah Friedman meaning to set up or modify a source-code distribution so that it configures and builds using the GNU project's autoconf/automake/libtools suite.
  • autodesk, inc. — (company)   The distributors of the AutoCAD CAD package. Address: Sausalito, CA, USA.
  • avariciousness — The state or quality of being avaricious.
  • backing singer — a singer providing a vocal accompaniment for a pop singer or pop number
  • backscattering — the scattering of rays or particles at angles to the original direction of motion of greater than 90°
  • backside-front — backend-to.
  • balance spring — hairspring.
  • balsaminaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Balsaminaceae, a family of flowering plants, including balsam and touch-me-not, that have irregular flowers and explosive capsules
  • base community — (especially in South America) a group of people taking part in religious devotions and Bible study, who seek to apply this in their socioeconomic and political situation.
  • beaten biscuit — a hard, unleavened biscuit, made to rise by pounding and folding the dough.
  • belisha beacon — a flashing light in an orange globe mounted on a post, indicating a pedestrian crossing on a road
  • beneficialness — the state of being beneficial
  • bernicle goose — barnacle goose
  • beseechingness — the quality or state of being beseeching
  • bioaeronautics — the use of aircraft in the discovery, development, and protection of natural and biological resources
  • biocybernetics — the branch of cybernetics that deals with the control and communication systems of living organisms
  • bioelectronics — a branch of electronics that deals with electronic devices, implants, etc. used in medicine and biological research
  • bioluminescent — the production of light by living organisms.
  • bioprospecting — searching for plant or animal species for use as a source of commercially exploitable products, such as medicinal drugs
  • black selenium — an allotropic form of selenium occurring as a black, amorphous, water-insoluble, light-sensitive powder: used chiefly in photoelectric cells.
  • blanket stitch — a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material
  • blanket-stitch — a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
  • body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
  • bowling crease — a line marked at the wicket, over which a bowler must not advance fully before delivering the ball
  • branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
  • braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
  • brecknockshire — a historic county in S Wales, now part of Powys, Gwent, and Mid Glamorgan.
  • breeding stock — animals specifically kept to breed from
  • broken society — a perceived or apparent general decline in moral values
  • bronchiectasis — chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, which often become infected
  • brunswick stew — a stew originally made with squirrel and onions, and now usually with rabbit or chicken and corn, okra, onions, tomatoes, lima beans, etc.
  • business class — Business class seating on an aeroplane costs less than first class but more than economy class.
  • business cycle — the recurrent fluctuation between boom and depression in the economic activity of a capitalist country
  • business lunch — a lunch at which business is discussed or transacted
  • cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
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