11-letter words containing o, u, t, s, c
- counterpose — to place (something) in opposition to
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countershot — a sequence of frames seen from the perspective of the subject of the previous shot
- countersign — If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it.
- countersing — (ethology, of a bird) To sing in response to the song of another.
- countersink — to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
- counterstep — an opposing step or measure
- countersued — Simple past tense and past participle of countersue.
- countersuit — a legal claim made as a reaction to a claim made against one
- countersunk — driven or sunk into an enlarged hole
- countertops — Plural form of countertop.
- countlessly — in a countless manner
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country
- countryside — The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities.
- county seat — A county seat is the same as a county town.
- coursemates — Plural form of coursemate.
- court dress — the formal clothing worn at court
- courteously — having or showing good manners; polite.
- courtesy of — without charge, as a gesture of goodwill
- courthouses — Plural form of courthouse.
- courtierism — the characteristic practices or qualities of a courtier
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- covermounts — Plural form of covermount.
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crest cloud — a stationary cloud parallel to and near the top of a mountain ridge. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- crop duster — a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.
- cropdusting — the spreading of fungicide, etc on crops in the form of dust, often from an aircraft
- cross vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
- cross-court — played across the court
- crushworthy — (usually, of a, person) Suitable for a crush (infatuation): attractive.
- crustaceous — forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
- cuckoo spit — a white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects), which feed on the plant juices
- cuckoo-spit — Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering.
- cuckoopints — Plural form of cuckoopint.
- cultivators — Plural form of cultivator.
- culturomics — the study of human culture and cultural trends over time by means of quantitative analysis of words and phrases in a very large corpus of digitized texts: Culturomics can pinpoint periods of accelerated language change.
- cunctatious — addicted to or prone to cunctation
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- curiosities — Plural form of curiosity.
- cushion cut — a variety of brilliant cut in which the girdle has the form of a square with rounded corners.
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- custom-made — If something is custom-made, it is made according to someone's special requirements.
- custom-make — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- customhouse — a building or office where customs or duties are paid and ships are cleared for entering or leaving
- customizing — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- cut throats — a person who cuts the throat of another; a murderer.