13-letter words containing o, y, s, t
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- body stocking — A body stocking is a piece of clothing that covers the whole of someone's body and fits tightly. Body stockings are often worn by dancers.
- bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
- botryomycosis — a disease, usually of horses, caused by a bacterial infection (usually, Staphylococcus aureus) producing tumorous growths esp. after castration or a wound or injury
- bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- butcher's boy — a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, esp in the past
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- child custody — custody (def 4).
- child-custody — custody (def 4).
- cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- city dionysia — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of dithyrambs, tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays.
- civic society — an organization founded to promote the interests of a local community
- civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
- class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
- closed system — a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coextensively — To the same extent.
- colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- complaisantly — (archaic) In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
- condylomatous — Relating to condyloma.
- consanguinity — relationship by blood; kinship
- consecutively — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consimilarity — the condition of being mutually alike
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constituently — serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consumability — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
- consumptively — In a consumptive manner.
- consumptivity — consumptiveness
- contentiously — tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
- cookery stove — cookstove.
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- corrosibility — corrodibility
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.