12-letter words containing e, s, t, a, o
- bottlewasher — a person or machine that washes bottles.
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- breaststroke — Breaststroke is a swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, moving your arms and legs horizontally in a circular motion.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cadet school — a training establishment for cadets in the army
- cafe society — people, esp intellectuals and artists who meet in cafés
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- carbon steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- cessationism — The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.
- cessationist — One who subscribes to cessationism.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language