12-letter words containing c, o, u, s, t
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- covetousness — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- crookes tube — a type of cathode-ray tube in which the electrons are produced by a glow discharge in a low-pressure gas
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- crosscut saw — a saw for cutting timber across the grain
- crosscutting — a transverse cut or course.
- cryptococcus — any fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which cause disease in animals and humans
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- cryptozygous — having the skull broad and the face narrow.
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- current cost — The current cost of assets is their current value, or what it would cost to replace them at this time.
- curvicostate — having curved ribs
- curvirostral — having a curved or crooked beak
- custodialism — of or relating to custody.
- custom house — a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry
- custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- custom-built — If something is custom-built, it is built according to someone's special requirements.
- custom-order — to obtain by special or individual order: These wide doors have to be custom-ordered.
- customhouses — Plural form of customhouse.
- customisable — Alternative spelling of customizable.
- customizable — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- customs duty — a tax payable to customs when importing or exporting goods
- customs form — a form for customs, concerning the nature, value, destination, etc, of goods being imported or exported
- customs shed — a large building in which customs officers carry out customs inspections
- custos morum — a custodian or guardian of morals; censor.
- cyclostomous — of or relating to a cyclostome
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- deconstructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconstruct.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discongruity — incongruity.
- discontinued — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- discontinues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discontinue.
- discotheques — Plural form of discotheque.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.