14-letter words containing i, c, e, u
- city of dundee — a council area in E Scotland. Pop: 143 090 (2003 est). Area: 65 sq km (25 sq miles)
- ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- clausius cycle — Rankine cycle.
- clavicytherium — a kind of harpsichord
- cleaning fluid — a solvent or other solution for removing stains or cleaning particular objects
- clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cleistothecium — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- clincher-built — clinker-built (def 2).
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- clustergeeking — (jargon) /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- cocktail sauce — any of various sauces served with a seafood cocktail, typically one consisting of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and seasonings.
- coeliac plexus — the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
- coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
- colliquescence — the potential for turning to liquid
- colloquialness — The state or quality of being colloquial.
- colour printer — a printer that prints in colour on paper
- columbia river — a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- combat fatigue — a psychoneurotic condition characterized by anxiety, irritability, depression, etc., often occurring after prolonged combat in warfare
- come in useful — If an object or skill comes in useful, it can help you achieve something in a particular situation.
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- commodiousness — The state or quality of being commodious.
- communion wine — the wine used in the communion service
- communism peak — a peak of the Pamir mountains, in NE Tajikistan. 24,590 feet (7495 meters).
- community care — help available to persons living in their own homes, rather than services provided in residential institutions
- community home — a home provided by a local authority for children who cannot remain with parents or relatives, or be placed with foster parents
- community life — the life and activities of a community
- compulsiveness — compelling; compulsory.
- computer crime — crime perpetrated on or requiring the use of computers
- computer virus — virus
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- computerizable — able to be computerized
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- computerphobic — a computerphobe
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualise.
- conceptualists — Plural form of conceptualist.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
- conceptualizer — a person who conceptualizes
- conceptualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize.
- concert tuning — the standard tuning for a guitar: E A D G B E
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.