14-letter words containing c, s, t
- antiradicalism — the opposition to radicalism
- antiscientific — opposed to the principles, methods, or aims of science
- antiscriptural — opposed to or contradicting scripture
- antiseptically — with the aid of antiseptics.
- antispasmodics — Plural form of antispasmodic.
- antisyphilitic — acting against syphilis
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- apocalypticism — the belief in apocalyptic prophecy
- aposematically — in an aposematic manner
- appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
- apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
- approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
- arborsculpture — The art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
- archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
- archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
- archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
- architectonics — the science of architecture
- arctic monkeys — British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); their albums include Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), and AM (2013)
- aristocratical — aristocratic
- arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
- art historical — of or relating to the history of art or to its study: art historical documents on 16th-century painting.
- art-historical — of or concerned with the history of art
- arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
- articulateness — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- artifactitious — of, relating to, or of the nature of an artifact, or a man-made object that carries cultural significance.
- artificialness — the condition of being non-natural, unnatural or spurious
- artisoft, inc. — (company, networking) A company, known for the LANtastic range of networking products. Originally providers of proprietary, peer-to-peer network hardware and software for small installations, Artisoft now also sells Ethernet and Novell-compatible hardware and software. Telephone: +1 (800) 809 1257. Address: Tucson, Arizona, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- asiatic beetle — a Japanese scarabaeid beetle, Anomala orientalis, introduced into Hawaii and the northeastern US: a serious pest of sugar cane and cereal crops because it destroys the roots
- assault course — An assault course is an area of land covered with obstacles such as walls which people, especially soldiers, use to improve their skills and strength.
- assault jacket — a protective jacketlike garment, armored so as to resist bullets, knives, etc., worn especially by police officers for defense against attack.
- assistance dog — a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road
- assisted place — a place at a private school reserved for a pupil from a family with a low income, with the fees paid by the government
- associated gas — Associated gas is raw natural gas that comes through crude oil wells.
- associationism — a theory that all mental activity is based on connections between basic mental events, such as sensations and feelings
- associationist — a person who is a member of a group or organization
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- astigmatoscope — an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.
- astigmatoscopy — examination by means of an astigmatoscope.
- astrochemistry — the study of the chemistry of celestial bodies and space, esp by means of spectroscopy
- astrocompasses — Plural form of astrocompass.
- astrologically — In an astrological manner.
- astronomically — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- astrophysicist — An astrophysicist is someone who studies astrophysics.
- asymmetrically — not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric.
- asymptotically — of or relating to an asymptote.
- asynchronicity — (uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.
- asynchronistic — Not synchronistic.
- at close range — If you see or hit something at close range or from close range, you are very close to it when you see it or hit it. If you do something at a range of half a mile, for example, you are half a mile away from it when you do it.
- at one's mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.