13-letter words containing r, i, s, n
- contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
- contrarianism — Beliefs and practices of a contrarian.
- contrarieties — Plural form of contrariety.
- 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.
- contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
- contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
- contributions — Plural form of contribution.
- contristation — the act of contristing
- control stick — the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraft
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- controversies — Plural form of controversy.
- controversion — (chiefly, archaic) controversy.
- controvertist — a controversialist
- conversations — Plural form of conversation.
- conversazione — a social gathering for discussion of the arts, literature, etc
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
- coralligenous — producing coral
- cordocentesis — the extraction of a sample of blood from the umbilical cord during pregnancy
- core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
- core business — the business activity that is main source of a company's profits and success, usually the activity that the company was originally set up to carry out
- coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- coronaviruses — Plural form of coronavirus.
- corporisation — The forming into one body; embodiment.
- corresponding — parallel; equivalent
- corresponsive — corresponding
- corrosiveness — having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive.
- corruptionist — a person who engages in or upholds corrupt practices, esp. in public life
- corsican pine — a pine tree, a variant of the black pine Pinus nigra var maritime, originally native to Corsica and neighbouring Mediterranean regions
- corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
- cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
- cosmic string — a one-dimensional defect in space-time postulated in certain theories of cosmology to exist in the universe as a consequence of the big bang
- cosponsorship — joint sponsorship
- coterminously — having the same border or covering the same area.
- couch surfing — to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling: He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.
- councilperson — a member of a city or local legislative council.
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy