15-letter words containing c, o, f, e
- cauliflower ear — permanent swelling and distortion of the external ear as the result of ruptures of the blood vessels: usually caused by blows received in boxing
- cauliflowerette — a single floret from the head of a cauliflower.
- cause of action — the facts alleged in a complaint, upon which is based the plaintiff's right to a legal remedy in a court of law
- cavalry officer — an officer in a cavalry regiment
- centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
- change of heart — a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
- change of venue — the removal of a trial out of one jurisdiction into another
- charm offensive — If you say that someone has launched a charm offensive, you disapprove of the fact that they are being very friendly to their opponents or people who are causing problems for them.
- chef de mission — the head of a diplomatic body
- chest infection — a respiratory infection mainly affecting the chest
- chief constable — A Chief Constable is the officer who is in charge of the police force in a particular county or area in Britain.
- chief inspector — an officer of high rank in British police forces
- chief of police — (in the US) the head of a regional or municipal police department
- children of god — a highly disciplined, fundamentalist Christian sect, active especially in the early 1970s, whose mostly young converts live in communes.
- cholecalciferol — a compound occurring naturally in fish-liver oils, used to treat rickets. Formula: C27H44O
- circumforaneous — moving around or abroad; roaming from place to place
- clare of assisi — Saint. 1194–1253, Italian nun; founder of the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. Feast day: Aug 11
- clock frequency — clock rate
- closed fracture — simple fracture.
- closed-end fund — A closed-end fund is an investment with a limited number of shares that does not allow new investors.
- code of conduct — The code of conduct for a group or organization is an agreement on rules of behaviour for the members of that group or organization.
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- coffee whitener — a milk substitute to put in coffee
- coffee-coloured — having the colour of coffee; dark brown; light brown
- cold-water flat — (formerly) an apartment provided with only cold running water, often in a building with no central heating.
- collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- college of arms — any of several institutions in the United Kingdom having a royal charter to deal with matters of heraldry, grant armorial bearings, record and trace genealogies, etc
- colonial office — a government body that was set up to oversee the affairs of the British Empire colonies
- combat fatigues — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- combined forces — the forces of two or more countries, fighting together
- come to oneself — to recover one's senses
- come up for air — rise to water's surface
- comfort blanket — a blanket that a young child is very attached to
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- comma butterfly — an orange-brown European vanessid butterfly, Polygonia c-album, with a white comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
- common-law wife — a woman considered to be a man's wife after the couple have cohabited for several years
- company officer — a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.
- compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
- concern oneself — to busy oneself (with, about, over, in something); take an interest
- cone of silence — a space, in the shape of an inverted cone, above a radio beacon, in which there is a sharp reduction in the intensity of transmitted signals.
- confectionaries — a candy; sweetmeat.
- confectioneries — Plural form of confectionery.
- confederate war — the American Civil War.
- conference call — A conference call is a phone call in which more than two people take part.
- conference pear — a variety of pear that has sweet and juicy fruit
- conference room — A conference room is a large room in a hotel where a number of people can have a conference.
- confessionalism — the belief that a religion, esp Christianity, should have a set of essential doctrines to which members of that religion must adhere
- confessionalist — an advocate of confessionalism
- confidence game — A confidence game is the same as a confidence trick.
- confidence test — (testing) Tests to confirm that the results of a program lie within certain ranges according to the expected probability distribution.