13-letter words containing c, i, p, u, s
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- county prison — the prison of a particular county
- culpabilities — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- cupid's arrow — one of the arrows that Cupid is supposed to fire from his bow, which cause the person struck to fall in love
- cupping glass — a glass vessel from which air can be removed by suction or heat to create a partial vacuum: formerly used in drawing blood to the surface of the skin for slow bloodletting
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- deep discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deep-discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deuteroscopic — of or relating to deuteroscopy; of second sight
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.
- disceptatious — disputable
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- disrespectful — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- duplicitously — In a duplicitous, two-faced manner.
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- euphausiacean — a member of the Euphausiacea order of small shrimplike crustaceans
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopist — One who carries out fluoroscopy.
- gap insurance — GAP insurance pays the difference between what someone owes on their car loan and the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event that it is stolen or damaged.
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- hire purchase — buying sth by instalments
- hire-purchase — a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- impactfulness — The quality of being impactful.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
- in one's cups — a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- inconspicuous — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- infrascapular — (anatomy) Beneath the scapula.
- insusceptible — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
- interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
- intracapsular — Within a capsule.
- ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
- jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- lapsus calami — a slip of the pen.