13-letter words containing s, a, d, o
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chopped steak — ground, cooked beef, usually served as a main course.
- 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.
- clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
- clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- closed season — The closed season is the period of the year when it is prohibited to kill certain types of animal or fish.
- closed stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is positioned closer to the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coalesced sum — (theory) (Or "smash sum") In domain theory, the coalesced sum of domains A and B, A (+) B, contains all the non-bottom elements of both domains, tagged to show which part of the sum they come from, and a new bottom element. D (+) E = { bottom(D(+)E) } U { (0,d) | d in D, d /= bottom(D) } U { (1,e) | e in E, e /= bottom(E) } The bottoms of the constituent domains are coalesced into a single bottom in the sum. This may be generalised to any number of domains. The ordering is bottom(D(+)E) <= v For all v in D(+)E (i,v1) <= (j,v2) iff i = j & v1 <= v2 "<=" is usually written as LaTeX \sqsubseteq and "(+)" as LaTeX \oplus - a "+" in a circle.
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- cocos islands — a group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Java: a Territory of Australia since 1955. Pop: 596 (2010). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- commandership — a person who commands.
- commendations — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
- compactedness — the state of being compacted
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- condemnations — Plural form of condemnation.
- condensations — Plural form of condensation.
- condylomatous — Relating to condyloma.
- confederacies — Plural form of confederacy.
- confusticated — Simple past tense and past participle of confusticate.
- conquistadors — Plural form of conquistador.
- conservatized — Simple past tense and past participle of conservatize.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
- considerative — considerate
- consolidating — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- consolidation — the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated
- consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
- consolidators — Plural form of consolidator.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consuetudinal — According to custom; customary; usual.
- containerised — Simple past tense and past participle of containerise.
- contrabandism — the practice of trading contraband goods
- contrabandist — a person who trades in contraband goods; smuggler
- coordinations — the act or state of coordinating or of being coordinated.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
- costa del sol — coast region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean, east of Gibraltar: site of many resorts
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- costochondral — (anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
- costume drama — any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age