14-letter words containing r, o, t, s, c
- coniferophytes — Plural form of coniferophyte.
- coniston water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria: scene of the establishment of world water speed records by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1939) and his son Donald Campbell (1959). Length: 8 km (5 miles)
- connaturalness — connaturality
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- conscriptional — of or relating to conscription
- consent decree — a negotiated agreement of the parties to a lawsuit which resolves the disputed issues and is sanctioned by the court; often, specif., such an agreement by which the defendant agrees to cease an activity or practice asserted by the government to be illegal
- conservational — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- conservatively — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- conservativism — Alternative form of conservatism.
- conservatorial — of or relating to a conservator or conservators
- conservatories — Plural form of conservatory.
- considerations — Plural form of consideration.
- conspirational — of or relating to conspiration
- conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
- conspiratorily — In a conspiratory manner.
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
- constabulatory — (obsolete) A constabulary.
- consternations — a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
- constraintlisp — (language) An object-oriented constraint language based on CSP. An extension of Common Lisp and CLOS.
- constructional — the act or art of constructing.
- constructively — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- constructivism — a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture
- constructivist — Fine Arts. a nonrepresentational style of art developed by a group of Russian artists principally in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by a severely formal organization of mass, volume, and space, and by the employment of modern industrial materials. Compare suprematism.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- consular agent — a consul of one of the lower grades
- container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- conterminously — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
- contesseration — the act of forging a friendship or union
- contortionists — Plural form of contortionist.
- contrabandists — Plural form of contrabandist.
- contrabassoons — Plural form of contrabassoon.
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contractedness — the state of being shortened
- contractualism — any of various theories that justify moral principles and political choices because they depend on a social contract involving certain ideal conditions, as lack of ignorance or uncertainty.
- contradictions — the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition.
- contradictious — inclined to contradict; contentious
- contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
- contraposition — the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- contrapuntists — Plural form of contrapuntist.
- contraventions — Plural form of contravention.
- control survey — an accurate survey of a region forming a basis for more detailed surveys.
- control system — a system that senses, switches, or regulates another system
- controlledness — The degree to which something is controlled.
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- conventioneers — Plural form of conventioneer.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- cookie monster — (recreation) (From the children's TV program "Sesame Street") Any of a family of early (1970s) hacks reported on TOPS-10, ITS, Multics and elsewhere that would lock up either the victim's terminal (on a time-sharing machine) or the console (on a batch mainframe), repeatedly demanding "I WANT A COOKIE". The required responses ranged in complexity from "COOKIE" through "HAVE A COOKIE" and upward. See also wabbit.