13-letter words containing i, s, a, c
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
- contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
- contristation — the act of contristing
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- conversations — Plural form of conversation.
- conversazione — a social gathering for discussion of the arts, literature, etc
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- conway's life — Conway's Game of Life
- coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
- coralliferous — bearing or containing coral
- coralligenous — producing coral
- core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- coronaviruses — Plural form of coronavirus.
- corporativism — corporatism
- corporisation — The forming into one body; embodiment.
- corsican pine — a pine tree, a variant of the black pine Pinus nigra var maritime, originally native to Corsica and neighbouring Mediterranean regions
- corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
- cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
- cosmeceutical — a cosmetic that has, or is claimed to have, pharmaceutical properties
- cosmochemical — relating to cosmochemistry
- cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
- cosmothetical — cosmothetic
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation
- cost estimate — an estimate of how much something will cost
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- cottage fries — potatoes that have been thinly sliced and then fried
- count against — If something counts against you, it may cause you to be rejected or punished, or cause people to have a lower opinion of you.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterstains — Plural form of counterstain.
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- crack a smile — to break into a smile
- craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- cranioscopist — a practitioner of cranioscopy
- crape jasmine — a shrub, Tabernaemontana divaricata, native to India, having white flowers that are fragrant at night.
- crash barrier — A crash barrier is a strong low fence built along the side of a road or between the two halves of a motorway in order to prevent accidents.
- crash landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- crenellations — the battlements on a building
- criminalising — Present participle of criminalise.
- criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
- critical mass — In physics, the critical mass of a substance is the minimum amount of it that is needed for a nuclear chain reaction.