15-letter words containing c, r, o, s, n, d
- procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
- pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- recollectedness — the state or quality of being recollected
- reconsideration — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.
- reconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
- rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
- redwood seconds — a scale of measurement of viscosity based on the time in seconds taken for fluid to flow through a standard orifice: accepted as standard in the UK in 1886
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- ross dependency — a territory in Antarctica, including Ross Island, the coasts along the Ross Sea, and adjacent islands: a dependency of New Zealand. About 175,000 sq. mi. (453,250 sq. km).
- sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
- sanitary cordon — cordon sanitaire.
- scala cordonata — a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.
- schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
- scolding bridle — branks.
- scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
- scorpion spider — whipscorpion.
- scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- secondary cause — a cause which is not the primary or ultimate cause
- secondary color — a color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.
- secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
- self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- silicon carbide — a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
- social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
- social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- sound recordist — recordist.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- source document — a document that has been or will be transcribed to a word processor or to the memory bank of a computer
- speed indicator — an instrument for counting the number of revolutions of a gasoline engine.
- sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
- superconfidence — great or extreme confidence, overconfidence
- the second form — the second year of secondary school
- to one's credit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- ultrasound scan — sonograph examination
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.