11-letter words containing n, e, c, s
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- cirencester — a market town in S England, in Gloucestershire: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 15 861 (2001)
- citizenries — Plural form of citizenry.
- citizenship — If you have citizenship of a country, you are legally accepted as belonging to it.
- cladocerans — Plural form of cladoceran.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clarinetist — A clarinetist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
- clavecinist — a person who plays the clavecin
- clean hands — freedom from guilt
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clean sheet — an instance of conceding no goals or points in a match or competition (esp in the phrase keep a clean sheet)
- clean slate — a record without dishonour
- clean sweep — an overwhelming victory
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- cleanshaven — having all the hairs shaved off
- cleisthenes — 6th century bc, Athenian statesman: democratized the political structure of Athens
- clementines — an official compilation of decretals named after Clement V and issued in 1317 which forms part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- clerkliness — (obsolete) scholarship.
- client base — A business's client base is the same as its customer base.
- clientelism — A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- close round — to encircle; surround
- close to/on — Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance. In British English, you can also say close on a particular amount or distance.
- closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
- clothes-pin — a device, such as a forked piece of wood or plastic, for fastening articles to a clothesline.
- clothesline — A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- clothespins — Plural form of clothespin.
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- coade stone — a ceramic imitation of carved stonework popular in England around 1800.
- coalescence — to grow together or into one body: The two lakes coalesced into one.
- coast range — a series of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America, extending from Baja California to SE Alaska.
- coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
- cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- coelacanths — Plural form of coelacanth.
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- coessential — being one in essence or nature: a term applied to the three persons of the Trinity
- coexistence — The coexistence of one thing with another is the fact that they exist together at the same time or in the same place.
- coextension — The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
- coextensive — of the same limits or extent
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- cognizances — Plural form of cognizance.
- cognoscente — a person with special knowledge in some field, esp. in the fine arts
- cognoscenti — The cognoscenti are the people who know a lot about a particular subject.
- cognoscible — able to be known or recognized