14-letter words containing o, r, a, i
- clock repairer — a person who mends clocks, watches, etc
- cloister garth — garth (def 1).
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- co-chairperson — one of two or more joint chairpersons.
- co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
- co-trimoxazole — an antibiotic consisting of a mixture of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (a sulfa drug): used esp to treat infections of the urinary tract and lungs (as in AIDS)
- coal-tar pitch — a residue left by the distillation of coal tar: a mixture of hydrocarbons and finely divided carbon used as a binder for fuel briquettes, road surfaces, and carbon electrodes
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- coarticulation — concomitance of articulation, as in fro, ostensibly a succession of three discrete sounds but physically a single articulation (f-) blending into a coarticulation (-fr-), which blends into an articulation (-r-), which blends into a coarticulation (-ro-), which blends into an articulation (-o).
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- cocarcinogenic — of or relating to a cocarcinogen
- cochairmanship — the position of being one of the two chairmen of an organization
- cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
- cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
- cocktail party — A cocktail party is a party, usually held in the early evening, where cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are served. People often dress quite formally for them.
- coconspirators — Plural form of coconspirator.
- coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
- cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
- coinage bronze — an alloy of 95 percent copper, 4 percent tin, and 1 percent zinc.
- coinvestigator — a fellow investigator
- collaborations — Plural form of collaboration.
- collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
- collateralized — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralize.
- colorado river — a state in the W United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
- coloristically — In terms of, or in relation to, color; in a coloristic way.
- colporrhaphies — Plural form of colporrhaphy.
- columbia river — a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- coma berenices — a faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Ursa Major and Boötes containing the Coma Cluster a cluster of approximately 1000 galaxies, at a mean distance of 300 million light years
- combined ratio — The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
- comfort eating — the practice of eating to make oneself feel happier
- comfortability — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- command-driven — pertaining to or denoting a software program whose instructions to perform specified tasks are issued by the user as typed commands in predetermined syntax (contrasted with menu-driven).
- commemorations — Plural form of commemoration.
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- commensuration — 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
- commercial art — graphic art for commercial uses such as advertising, packaging, etc
- commercial law — business law
- commercialised — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- commercialises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commercialise.
- commercialized — spoiled by commercial exploitation; degraded
- commercializer — to emphasize the profitable aspects of, especially at the expense of quality: to commercialize one's artistic talent.
- commercializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commercialize.
- commiserations — Plural form of commiseration.
- commissionaire — a uniformed doorman at a hotel, theatre, etc
- common carrier — a person or firm engaged in the business of transporting goods or passengers
- communion rail — (in a Christian church) the rail in front of the altar at which people kneel when taking communion
- communitarians — Plural form of communitarian.
- community card — (in certain card games) a card that every player can use to form a hand in combination with the cards that he or she alone has been dealt
- community care — help available to persons living in their own homes, rather than services provided in residential institutions