13-letter words containing i, s, o, c, t
- cartoon strip — A cartoon strip is a series of drawings that tells a story.
- case in point — a specific, appropriate, or relevant instance or example
- 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
- cash discount — a discount granted to a purchaser who pays before a stipulated date
- castellations — Defensive or decorative parapets with regularly spaced notches; battlements.
- caster action — the tendency, caused by the design of the mounting, of a wheel to turn into its plane of rotation
- casting couch — a couch on which a casting director is said to seduce women seeking a part in a film or play
- casualisation — (economics) The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions.
- casualization — the altering of working practices so that regular workers are re-employed on a casual or short-term basis
- catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
- catastrophism — an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes
- catastrophist — the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes.
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- cauterisation — Alt form cauterization.
- centenionalis — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as the 100th part of a solidus, later greatly debased.
- centuries-old — hundreds of years old
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- chalcostibite — a mineral, antimony copper sulfide, CuSbS 2 , occurring in lead-gray crystals.
- chalicotheres — Plural form of chalicothere.
- chang tso-lin — 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- cheviot hills — a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland, mainly in Northumberland
- chiaroscurist — A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume.
- chicago steak — a strip steak or, sometimes, a shell steak.
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- child custody — custody (def 4).
- child support — If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live.
- child-custody — custody (def 4).
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chiropractics — The practice of a chiropractor.
- chiropractors — Plural form of chiropractor.
- chloroformist — a person who is skilled in the use of or who dispenses or provides chloroform as part of their job
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- circumlocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumlocute.
- 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.
- civic society — an organization founded to promote the interests of a local community
- civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society