13-letter words containing c, o, u, n, i
- continuatives — Plural form of continuative.
- continuedness — the state of being continued
- contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contribute to — to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
- contributions — Plural form of contribution.
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- convulsionist — a person who believes that major geological changes were caused by intense convulsions
- coralligenous — producing coral
- core business — the business activity that is main source of a company's profits and success, usually the activity that the company was originally set up to carry out
- coronaviruses — Plural form of coronavirus.
- corruptionist — a person who engages in or upholds corrupt practices, esp. in public life
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- couch surfing — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
- couch-hopping — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
- cough and die — (jargon) barf. Connotes that the program is throwing its hands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight. "The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was looking for a printable, so it coughed and died." Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
- council house — In Britain, a council house is a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost.
- councilmember — a member of a council, especially a legislative council.
- councilperson — a member of a city or local legislative council.
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- count against — If something counts against you, it may cause you to be rejected or punished, or cause people to have a lower opinion of you.
- countenancing — appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
- counter image — the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
- counteraction — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteractive — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterfeited — Simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit.
- counterfeiter — made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills.
- counterfeitly — in a counterfeit manner
- countermining — Present participle of countermine.
- countermotion — an opposing motion
- countermoving — Present participle of countermove.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- counterpicket — a picket which opposes an existing picket at the same location
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- counterstains — Plural form of counterstain.
- counterstrike — a retaliatory strike
- countertactic — an opposing tactic
- counterthesis — A thesis that rebuts another.
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.