11-letter words containing n, o, c, t
- contrayerva — the root of any of several tropical American moraceous plants of the genus Dorstenia, esp D. contrayerva, used as a stimulant and tonic
- contre-jour — the technique of taking photographs into the light, with the light source behind the subject
- contrecoups — Plural form of contrecoup.
- contredanse — a courtly Continental version of the English country dance, similar to the quadrille
- contretemps — A contretemps is a small disagreement that is rather embarrassing.
- contributed — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contributer — Misspelling of contributor.
- contributes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute.
- contributor — You can use contributor to refer to one of the causes of an event or situation, especially if that event or situation is an unpleasant one.
- contrivable — Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
- contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
- contrivings — Plural form of contriving.
- control bus — (architecture) In a digital computer, the signal paths that carry commands from the instruction decode logic to various different functional units such as the ALU, memory address register, memory data register and other buffers. Named by analogy with the address bus and data bus, each of which carries a set of related signals, the signals carried by the control bus are more independent. Some might include other signals such as timing (clock) and status under the term, further reducing its similarity to other busses.
- control key — a key on the keyboard of a computer that is used in conjunction with the standard keys in order to initiate a specific function, such as editing
- control rod — one of a number of rods or tubes containing a neutron absorber, such as boron, that can be inserted into or retracted from the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction
- control tty — (/dev/ptyp*) The network side of a pseudo-tty.
- controllers — Plural form of controller.
- controlless — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- controlling — having or attempting to exert control
- controlment — power to direct or determine
- controverse — a controversy
- controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
- contubernal — occupying the same tent
- contumacity — the quality of being contumacious
- contumelies — Plural form of contumely.
- conurbation — A conurbation consists of a large city together with the smaller towns around it.
- convections — Plural form of convection.
- conventicle — a secret or unauthorized assembly for worship
- conventions — A way in which something is usually done, esp. within a particular area or activity.
- conventuals — Plural form of conventual.
- convergents — Plural form of convergent.
- conversated — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conversate.
- convert.f90 — A Fortran77 to Fortran90 translator by Michael Metcalf <[email protected]>. The significant differences between the two Fortrans make this package useful.
- convertible — A convertible is a car with a soft roof that can be folded down or removed.
- convertibly — In a convertible manner.
- convexities — Plural form of convexity.
- convicinity — a state of nearness to each other
- convictable — to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
- convictfish — painted greenling.
- convictions — a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
- convocating — Present participle of convocate.
- convocation — A convocation is a meeting or ceremony attended by a large number of people.
- convoluting — rolled up together or with one part over another.
- convolution — Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
- convulsants — Plural form of convulsant.
- cool hunter — a person who is employed to identify future trends, esp in fashion or the media
- cooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cooperation — joint operation or action
- cooperstown — a town in central New York: location of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.