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14-letter words containing o, l, e, n

  • chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
  • cinema complex — a building containing several cinemas
  • citronella oil — the yellow aromatic oil obtained from citronella grass, used in insect repellents, soaps, perfumes, etc
  • clacton-on-sea — a town on the North Sea coast in Essex, England.
  • clarendon code — four acts passed by the Cavalier Parliament between 1661 and 1665 to deal with the religious problems of the Restoration
  • claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
  • cleaning woman — A cleaning woman is the same as a cleaning lady.
  • clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
  • clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
  • clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
  • cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
  • clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
  • clinopyroxenes — Plural form of clinopyroxene.
  • close juncture — continuity in the articulation of two successive sounds, as in the normal transition between sounds within a word; absence of juncture (opposed to open juncture). Compare juncture (def 7), open juncture, terminal juncture.
  • close position — an arrangement of a chord that has the three upper voices close together
  • closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
  • closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
  • clothes hanger — item for hanging clothing
  • co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
  • co-religionist — A person's co-religionists are people who have the same religion.
  • cobelligerents — Plural form of cobelligerent.
  • cochlear nerve — the branch of the auditory nerve that connects with the cochlea and transmits impulses to the hearing center of the brain
  • cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
  • coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
  • coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
  • coherent light — light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
  • coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
  • collecting box — a box for the temporary storage of examples or specimens
  • collecting tin — a tin for donations of money for charity or another particular purpose
  • collection box — A collection box is a box or tin that is used to collect money for charity.
  • collectiveness — The state or quality of being collective.
  • collectivizing — Present participle of collectivize.
  • colliquescence — the potential for turning to liquid
  • colloquialness — The state or quality of being colloquial.
  • colonial goose — an old-fashioned name for stuffed roast mutton
  • color sergeant — a sergeant who has charge of battalion or regimental colors.
  • colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
  • colour printer — a printer that prints in colour on paper
  • colourlessness — The state or quality of being colourless.
  • combinableness — The quality or state of being combinable.
  • come in useful — If an object or skill comes in useful, it can help you achieve something in a particular situation.
  • come naturally — If something comes naturally to you, you find it easy to do and quickly become good at it.
  • command module — the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle
  • commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
  • commentatorial — relating to commentators or the creation of commentaries
  • commissionable — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
  • common grackle — a large songbird, Quiscalus quiscula, of the family Icteridae, of central and eastern North America, having iridescent black plumage varying in color.
  • common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
  • commonsensical — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
  • community life — the life and activities of a community
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