16-letter words containing c, l, a, u, s
- call to quarters — a bugle call shortly before taps, notifying soldiers to retire to their quarters
- canada bluegrass — a Eurasian grass, Poa compressa, naturalized in North America, having creeping rootstocks and bluish-green leaves.
- canterbury bells — a cultivated bellflower (Campanula medium) with white, pink, or blue cuplike flowers
- canterbury tales — an unfinished literary work by Chaucer, largely in verse, consisting of stories told by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket at Canterbury
- capsule wardrobe — a collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered essential
- carbon bisulfide — carbon disulfide
- carbon disulfide — a heavy, volatile, colorless liquid, CS2, highly flammable and poisonous, used as a solvent, insecticide, etc.
- cardinal numbers — Also called cardinal numeral. any of the numbers that express amount, as one, two, three, etc. (distinguished from ordinal number).
- cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
- carolus linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- caryophyllaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, a family of flowering plants including the pink, carnation, sweet william, and chickweed
- cascade molecule — a synthetic polymer with a branching, treelike structure; a type of macromolecule in which chains radiate out from a central atom or cluster of atoms to transfer genetic material to living cells.
- cassius longinus — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). died 42 bc, Roman general: led the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (44); defeated at Philippi by Antony (42)
- celebrity status — the prominence of film star, footballer, musician etc who is constantly photographed and written about in tabloids and magazines
- chalon-sur-saône — an industrial city in E central France, on the Saône River. Pop: 50 124 (1999)
- charitable trust — a trust set up for the benefit of a charity that complies with the regulations of the Charity Commissioners to enable it to be exempt from paying income tax
- charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- chauvinistically — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chilean firebush — South American shrub with scarlet flowers
- chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
- circuit calculus — (CIRCAL) A process algebra used to model and verify the design correctness of concurrent systems such as digital logic.
- circular measure — the measurement of an angle in radians
- circular sailing — a method of navigation in which the curvature of the earth is taken into consideration.
- circumstantially — of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
- class background — a person's background with reference to social class
- clausal language — (language) (CL) A programming language and proof system developed by Paul Voda and a colleague since 1997, written in Trilogy II.
- clbuttic mistake — the humorous effect created by anti-obscenity filters that automatically replace offensive words in online articles with more acceptable variants
- cleansing tissue — a small piece of absorbent paper, used especially for removing cleansing cream and cosmetics and also serving as a disposable handkerchief.
- cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
- cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
- closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
- cluster headache — a type of recurrent headache characterized by sudden onset and intense pain on one side of the face near the eye
- cluster variable — RR Lyrae star.
- cochineal cactus — a treelike cactus, Nopalea cochenillifera, of Mexico and Central America, that is a principal source of food of the cochineal insect.
- cocktail sausage — a small sausage served with drinks
- colles' fracture — a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand
- columbia heights — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- communicableness — The state or quality of being communicable.
- consanguineously — In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
- consenting adult — a male person over the age of sixteen, who may legally engage in homosexual behaviour in private
- consequentialism — the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad
- consequentialist — the theory that human actions derive their moral worth solely from their outcomes or consequences.
- consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- constitutionally — in composition or physique
- constructability — Alternative form of constructibility.
- constructionally — In a constructional manner.
- consumer durable — Consumer durables are goods which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
- corona australis — a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere between Ara and Pavo
- coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].