17-letter words containing i, t, o, u
- constitutionalize — to provide with a constitution
- construction loan — the act or fact of taking out.
- construction site — the piece of land where a building, etc, is to be located
- consubstantiation — the doctrine that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists within the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
- contextualisation — Alt form contextualization.
- contextualization — The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.
- continental crust — that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents and continental shelves
- continental quilt — a quilt, stuffed with down or a synthetic material and containing pockets of air, used as a bed cover in place of the top sheet and blankets
- continuous cutter — any of various machines that can remove coal from the mine face and load it into cars or conveyors.
- contour ploughing — ploughing following the contours of the land, to minimize the effects of erosion
- contradistinguish — to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
- contrasuggestible — responding or tending to respond to a suggestion by doing or believing the opposite
- coordinate clause — one of two or more clauses in a sentence having the same status and introduced by coordinating conjunctions
- copious free time — (jargon) (Apple; originally from the introduction to Tom Lehrer's song "It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier") Used ironically to indicate the speaker's lack of the quantity in question; a mythical schedule slot for accomplishing tasks held to be unlikely or impossible. Sometimes used to indicate that the speaker is interested in accomplishing the task, but believes that the opportunity will not arise. "I'll implement the automatic layout stuff in my copious free time." The phrase is also used for time reserved for bogus or otherwise idiotic tasks, such as implementation of bad chrome, or the stroking of suits. "I'll get back to him on that feature in my copious free time."
- cost-plus pricing — the setting of prices at the cost price plus a percentage
- counter-complaint — an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
- counter-espionage — Counter-espionage is the same as counter-intelligence.
- counter-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- counter-migration — a migration in the opposite direction.
- counter-signature — a signature added by way of countersigning.
- counteraccusation — An accusation made in reply to another accusation.
- counterattraction — a rival attraction
- counterinitiative — An initiative opposing another initiative.
- counterinsurgency — action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc
- counterirritation — (medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere.
- counteroffensives — Plural form of counteroffensive.
- counterparty risk — the risk that a person who is a party to a contract will default on their obligations under that contract
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- counterrevolution — A counterrevolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- countersignatures — Plural form of countersignature.
- countersubversive — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- counterterrorists — Plural form of counterterrorist.
- country of origin — the country from which a person originally comes
- court of sessions — any of state courts of criminal jurisdiction in California, New York, and a few other states.
- courtship display — behaviour that is aimed at attracting a mate
- crampon technique — a climbing style that uses crampons
- creature of habit — If you say that someone is a creature of habit, you mean that they usually do the same thing at the same time each day, rather than doing new and different things.
- credit memorandum — a memorandum issued to an account allowing a credit or reducing a debit, especially one posted to a customer's account.
- creeping eruption — a skin eruption with intense itching, caused by the burrowing of various larvae under the skin
- cross the rubicon — If you say that someone has crossed the Rubicon, you mean that they have reached a point where they cannot change a decision or course of action.
- cross-utilization — to make use of in an additional or different way.
- crucifixion thorn — one of several leafless, very thorny shrubs or small trees of the southwestern desert areas of North America.
- culture diffusion — the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
- cumulative voting — a system of voting in which each elector has as many votes as there are candidates in his constituency. Votes may all be cast for one candidate or distributed among several
- cut a good figure — to appear or behave well
- cut a poor figure — to appear or behave badly
- cutaneous quittor — a purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by an acute inflammation of soft tissue above the hoof and resulting in suppuration and sloughing of the skin and usually lameness.
- cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
- decellularization — (biology, medicine) The loss of cells from tissue.
- deconstructionism — The belief in, or application of, deconstruction.