16-letter words containing c, u, i, s, n
- absolute ceiling — the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight
- accession number — the number given to record a new addition to a collection
- accountabilities — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
- accrued interest — interest which has been earned since an investment was made or since a previous interest payment
- acculturationist — a person who studies the process of acculturation.
- accumulativeness — The state or qualities of being accumulative.
- acoustic neuroma — a benign brain tumour of the vestibulocochlear nerve, one of the nerves connecting the ear to the brain, which can cause hearing and balance problems
- acquaintanceship — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
- advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
- affluent society — a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available
- aluminosilicates — Plural form of aluminosilicate.
- american mustard — a mild yellow mustard
- anal intercourse — a form of sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the anus
- animal sanctuary — a place where animals are brought to live and be protected
- anti-consumerism — a modern movement for the protection of the consumer against useless, inferior, or dangerous products, misleading advertising, unfair pricing, etc.
- antilles current — a warm ocean current flowing NW along the N coast of the Greater Antilles and joining the Florida Current off the SW coast of Florida.
- aquidneck island — an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
- aratus of sicyon — 271–213 b.c, Greek general: leader of the Achaean League.
- arthus' reaction — a severe, local immune reaction to the injection of an antigen in a sensitized host.
- assigned counsel — any private lawyer designated by a city or county court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases at public expense.
- atomic mass unit — a unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular weights that is equal to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12. It is equivalent to 1.66 × 10–27 kg
- auckland islands — a group of six uninhabited islands, south of New Zealand. Area: 611 sq km (234 sq miles)
- audience figures — the number of people regularly watching a television programme or listening to a radio programme
- australian crawl — a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
- background music — music of any kind that is played while some other activity is going on, so that people do not actively attend to it
- background noise — any type of noise that is not the sound that you are specifically listening to or monitoring
- banana republics — any of the small countries in the tropics, especially in the Western Hemisphere, whose economies are largely dependent on fruit exports, tourism, and foreign investors.
- basque provinces — an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop: 1 840 700 (2003 est). Area: about 7250 sq km (2800 sq miles)
- bastard culverin — a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kg).
- be in one's cups — If someone is in their cups, they are drunk.
- binocular fusion — fusion (def 5a).
- binocular-fusion — the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- bodily functions — physical processes such as urination and defecation
- branchiopneustic — breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.
- bring to justice — to capture, try, and usually punish (a criminal, an outlaw, etc)
- building society — In Britain, a building society is a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest. Compare savings and loan association.
- bullying tactics — the use of intimidation to gain one's objective
- business account — a bank account or type of bank account used for business transactions rather than personal ones
- business college — a college providing courses in secretarial studies, business management, accounting, commerce, etc
- business machine — a machine for expediting clerical work, as a tabulator or adding machine.
- calcium arsenate — a toxic, white powder, Ca3(AsO4)2, used as an insecticide in the form of a spray or dust
- call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- canaries current — an ocean current of the North Atlantic flowing southward past Spain and North Africa.
- carbon bisulfide — carbon disulfide
- carbon disulfide — a heavy, volatile, colorless liquid, CS2, highly flammable and poisonous, used as a solvent, insecticide, etc.
- cardiac neurosis — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
- cardinal numbers — Also called cardinal numeral. any of the numbers that express amount, as one, two, three, etc. (distinguished from ordinal number).
- cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
- careers guidance — advice and information about careers that helps individuals, esp young people, decide on a career and also teaches them how to pursue their chosen career
- carolus linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
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