12-letter words containing c, o, n, d, e, s
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- screw around — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second floor — the floor or story above the ground floor.
- second grade — school year: age 7-8
- second reich — the German Empire 1871–1919.
- second sheet — a sheet of blank stationery, used in a letter as the second and following pages to a sheet having a letterhead.
- second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
- second teeth — the teeth which replace the milk teeth
- second world — the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
- second-class — of a secondary class or quality.
- second-guess — to use hindsight in criticizing or correcting.
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- second-story — of or located on the second story or floor.
- section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
- self-command — self-control.
- semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- sexdecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 51 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 96 zeros.
- shadow dance — a dance in which shadows of the dancers are cast on a screen.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- sixty-second — next after the sixty-first; being the ordinal number for 62.
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- snow-covered — Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow.
- soft-centred — (of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly, etc
- sorting code — a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account
- sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- sound effect — any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door.
- speech sound — any of the set of distinctive sounds of a given language. Compare phoneme.
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- succedaneous — a substitute.
- suicide note — letter left by person ending own life
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- sweep-second — (on a timepiece) a second hand that is a sweep hand.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- unconfusedly — in an unconfused manner
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.