13-letter words containing s, a, l, c
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- context clash — (grammar) When a parser cannot tell which alternative production of a syntax applies by looking at the next input token ("lexeme"). For example, given syntax C -> A | b c A -> d | b e If you're parsing non-terminal C and the next token is 'b', you don't know whether it's the first or second alternative of C since they both can start with b. If a grammar can generate the same sentence in multiple different ways (with different parse tress) then it is ambiguous. An ambiguity must start with a context clash (but not all context clashes imply ambiguity). To see if a context clash is also a case of ambiguity you would need to follow the alternatives involved in each context clash to see if they can generate the same complete sequence of tokens.
- contextualise — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualism — (in motion-picture criticism) the theory that all incidents in a film must be viewed in the social, political, and cultural context with which the film concerns itself and in which it was made.
- contextualist — (in motion-picture criticism) the theory that all incidents in a film must be viewed in the social, political, and cultural context with which the film concerns itself and in which it was made.
- 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.
- controllables — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- convalescence — Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation.
- convalescency — convalescence
- convalescents — Plural form of convalescent.
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- conway's life — Conway's Game of Life
- coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
- coralliferous — bearing or containing coral
- coralligenous — producing coral
- core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- corneoscleral — Relating to the cornea and sclera of the eye.
- corporealness — The state or quality of being corporeal.
- corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
- cosmeceutical — a cosmetic that has, or is claimed to have, pharmaceutical properties
- cosmochemical — relating to cosmochemistry
- cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
- cosmothetical — cosmothetic
- cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
- cost analysis — an economic evaluation
- costa del sol — coast region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean, east of Gibraltar: site of many resorts
- costimulation — Alternative spelling of co-stimulation.
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- costochondral — (anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.
- coulomb's law — the principle that the force of attraction or repulsion between two point electric charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. A similar law holds for particles with mass
- counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
- counterclaims — Plural form of counterclaim.
- court plaster — a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds
- courtesy call — a formal visit
- crack a smile — to break into a smile
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
- cramer's rule — a method involving the determinant of the coefficients, for calculating a unique solution for a given system of linear equations.
- crapulousness — The state or quality of being crapulous.
- crash blossom — an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”. See also garden-path.
- crash landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- crassulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Crassulaceae, a family of herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants with fleshy succulent leaves, including the houseleeks and stonecrops
- crayola books — (publication) A humorous and/or disparaging term for the rainbow series of National Computer Security Center (NCSC) computer security standards. See also Orange Book.
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- crenellations — the battlements on a building