16-letter words containing c, o, u, s, w
- bowman's capsule — a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.
- capsule wardrobe — a collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered essential
- chatsworth house — a mansion near Bakewell in Derbyshire: seat of the Dukes of Devonshire; built (1687–1707) in the classical style
- cobweb houseleek — a small southern European plant, Sempervivum arachoideum, of the stonecrop family, having a dense, globular cluster of cobwebby leaves and red flowers on hairy stalks.
- consumption weed — groundsel tree.
- continuous waves — radio waves generated as a continuous train of oscillations having a constant frequency and amplitude
- counselor-at-law — a lawyer, esp one who conducts cases in court; attorney
- counterclockwise — If something is moving counterclockwise, it is moving in the opposite direction to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
- coursewriter iii — (language, education) A simple CAI language, developed around 1976.
- crossword puzzle — a puzzle in which the solver deduces words suggested by numbered clues and writes them into corresponding boxes in a grid to form a vertical and horizontal pattern
- crowd one's luck — to take unnecessary risks in an already favorable situation
- crown prosecutor — In Britain, a crown prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the state and who prosecutes people who are accused of crimes.
- cut down to size — to reduce the prestige or importance of
- drugstore cowboy — a young man who loafs around drugstores or on street corners.
- growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
- gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
- inofficious will — a will inconsistent with the moral duty and natural affection of the testator, especially one denying the legitimate heirs the portions of the estate to which they are legally entitled.
- public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
- purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
- swimming costume — A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit.
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- to cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- well-constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders
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