12-letter words containing n, t, e
- conversating — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
- conversative — talkative
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- convincement — The act of convincing, or state of being convinced; conviction.
- convolutedly — twisted; coiled.
- cooking time — the time that something needs to cook
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coordinative — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- copperfasten — (transitive, historical) To protect the timbers [of a ship] with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.
- corespondent — a person charged with having committed adultery with the wife or husband from whom a divorce is being sought
- corner store — A corner store is the same as a corner shop.
- corner table — a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.
- cornerstones — Plural form of cornerstone.
- correctional — Correctional means related to prisons.
- correctioner — a person who administers correction
- correlations — Plural form of correlation.
- cosmeticians — Plural form of cosmetician.
- cosmogenetic — Of or pertaining to cosmogeny.
- cost overrun — A cost overrun is a cost that is more than the amount budgeted.
- cost-benefit — denoting or relating to a method of assessing a project that takes into account its costs and its benefits to society as well as the revenue it generates
- costermonger — a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- cotoneasters — Plural form of cotoneaster.
- cotton press — a press for baling cotton.
- cotton state — Alabama (used as a nickname).
- cotton waste — refuse cotton yarn, esp when used as a cleaning material
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- countenanced — appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
- countenancer — One who countenances, favours, or supports.
- countenances — Plural form of countenance.
- countenaunce — Obsolete form of countenance.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- counter word — any word freely used as a general term of approval or disapproval without reference to its more exact meaning, as nice, terrible, lousy, terrific
- counter-fact — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- counter-turn — (in figure skating) a one-foot turn
- counter-view — an opposing or contrasting opinion.
- counter-word — a word, often of short-lived popularity, widely used as an almost meaningless, automatic response.
- counteracted — Simple past tense and past participle of counteract.
- counteracter — Something that counteracts.
- counteragent — a person or thing that counteracts
- counterargue — to argue against something
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterbluff — a bluff made in opposition to another bluff
- counterbrace — a rope on the leeward side of a ship, controlling the position of the fore-topsail
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another