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14-letter words containing i, n, c, o, l, r

  • semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • social control — Sociology. the enforcement of conformity by society upon its members, either by law or by social pressure.
  • social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
  • tcl consortium — (body)   A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
  • technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • toronto euclid — (language)   The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • triconsonantal — having three consonants
  • trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
  • tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
  • unconciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
  • undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
  • unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
  • unreconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
  • unreconcilably — in an unreconcilable manner
  • unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • unromantically — in an unromantic manner
  • upton sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
  • valcour island — an island in NE New York, in Lake Champlain: battle 1776.
  • valerianaceous — belonging to the plant family Valerianaceae.
  • vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
  • venereological — of or relating to the study of sexually transmitted diseases
  • vertical union — industrial union.
  • villa cisneros — former name of Dakhla (def 2).
  • vinyl chloride — a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C 2 H 3 Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds.
  • well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
  • wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
  • window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
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