12-letter words containing o, p, t, i, s
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- cleptobiosis — an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.
- clovis point — flint projectile dating from the 10th millennium bc
- co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
- coleopterist — a person who studies the Coleoptera
- colposcopist — an instrument that magnifies the cells of the cervix and vagina to permit direct observation and study of the living tissue.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- comparatists — Plural form of comparatist.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- competencies — Plural form of competency.
- competitions — Plural form of competition.
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complections — Plural form of complection.
- complexities — The complexities of something are the many complicated factors involved in it.
- complicities — Plural form of complicity.
- complicitous — having complicity
- compositions — Plural form of composition.
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsivity — compulsiveness
- compunctions — Plural form of compunction.
- compunctious — causing or feeling compunction; regretful.
- computations — Plural form of computation.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize.
- concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
- conscripting — Present participle of conscript.
- conscription — Conscription is officially making people in a particular country join the armed forces.
- conspectuity — vision or sight
- conspiracist — a person who believes in or supports a conspiracy theory.
- conspiration — a conspiracy
- conspirators — Plural form of conspirator.
- conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
- constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
- constipation — Constipation is a medical condition which causes people to have difficulty getting rid of solid waste from their body.
- consumptions — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
- contemporise — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- contraptions — Plural form of contraption.
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- cop it sweet — to accept a penalty without complaint
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- coprosperity — joint prosperity
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.