12-letter words containing o, u, s, t, e
- biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
- blue stilton — a rich cheese made from whole milk, blue-veined and very strong in flavour
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
- bottom house — the open space beneath a house built upon high pillars
- bow thruster — a propeller located in a ship's bow to provide added maneuverability, as when docking.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
- buffer stock — a stock of a commodity built up by a government or trade organization with the object of using it to stabilize prices
- butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
- butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- 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
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- closet queen — a man who is homosexual but does not admit the fact
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come unstuck — If something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
- communicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate.
- compulsative — compulsory
- computer bus — bus
- computer sex — (jargon) Two computers interfaced with each other.
- 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.
- computerless — having no computer
- concertstück — a composition in concerto style but shorter than a full concerto
- concientious — Misspelling of conscientious.
- concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
- conductances — Plural form of conductance.
- confusticate — Slang. to confuse or perplex; bewilder.