13-letter words containing i, s, n, a, d
- capsaicinoids — Plural form of capsaicinoid.
- captain's bed — a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
- cardinal fish — a small brightly coloured fish found in shallow tropical seas, of the family Apogonidae, the male of which often broods eggs in its mouth
- cardinal sign — any of the four astrological signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn, that begin at the equinoxes and solstices, thus marking the beginning of the seasons: characterized by the attribute of strong initiative.
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
- carias andino — Tiburcio [tee-voor-syaw] /tiˈvur syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1968, Honduran lawyer, soldier, and statesman: president 1933–49.
- carotid sinus — specialized nerve end organs producing a slight dilatation of the carotid artery where it branches into the external and internal carotid arteries, responding to changes in blood pressure by mediating changes in the heartbeat rate.
- cased edition — a hardback book sold in a protective box that is open at one edge so that you can see the spine of the book
- casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cash discount — a discount granted to a purchaser who pays before a stipulated date
- cash holdings — the assets that you hold in ready cash, as opposed to property, shares, bonds, etc
- caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
- christiansand — former name of Kristiansand.
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- citizens band — a two-way radio service (Citizens Radio Service) licensed by the FCC to a U.S. citizen for short-distance personal or business communications between fixed or mobile stations. Abbreviation: CB.
- city dionysia — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of dithyrambs, tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays.
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- cocos islands — a group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Java: a Territory of Australia since 1955. Pop: 596 (2010). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- commandership — a person who commands.
- commendations — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- condemnations — Plural form of condemnation.
- condensations — Plural form of condensation.
- confederacies — Plural form of confederacy.
- confusticated — Simple past tense and past participle of confusticate.
- conquistadors — Plural form of conquistador.
- conservatized — Simple past tense and past participle of conservatize.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
- considerative — considerate
- consolidating — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- consolidation — the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated
- consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
- consolidators — Plural form of consolidator.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consuetudinal — According to custom; customary; usual.
- containerised — Simple past tense and past participle of containerise.
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrabandist — a person who trades in contraband goods; smuggler