14-letter words containing s, c, r, u
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- countersigning — Present participle of countersign.
- countersinking — Present participle of countersink.
- counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
- countersubject — (in a fugue) the theme in one voice that accompanies the statement of the subject in another
- counterweights — Plural form of counterweight.
- country cousin — If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
- country singer — a singer of country and western music
- courageousness — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- court martials — military courts that try people subject to military law
- courtesy coach — a free coach
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- courtesy title — any of several titles having no legal significance, such as those borne by the children of peers
- cover your ass — Cover your ass means the same as cover your , back2.
- cover-shoulder — a type of blouse worn in Ghana
- coxsackievirus — any of a group of enteroviruses that cause several diseases, as viral meningitis
- cranberry bush — a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
- cranial suture — a type of immovable joint between the bones of the skull
- crash and burn — to fail; be unsuccessful
- creatureliness — creatural.
- credit squeeze — the control of credit facilities as an instrument of economic policy, associated with restrictions on bank loans and overdrafts, raised interest rates, etc
- creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person
- crêpes suzette — crêpes rolled or folded in a hot, orange-flavored sauce and usually served in flaming brandy
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- croquembouches — Plural form of croquembouche.
- cross-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side.
- cross-cultural — Cross-cultural means involving two or more different cultures.
- cross-multiply — to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of both sides.
- cross-question — If you cross-question someone, you ask them a lot of questions about something.
- crossed cheque — a cheque with two parallel lines on it, which is payable only into a bank account
- crossing guard — school (crossing) guard
- crucible steel — a high-quality steel made by melting wrought iron, charcoal, and other additives in a crucible
- cruciverbalism — the compilation of crosswords
- cruciverbalist — a crossword puzzle enthusiast
- cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
- cruise missile — A cruise missile is a missile which carries a nuclear warhead and which is guided by a computer.
- cruiserweights — Plural form of cruiserweight.
- cruising range — the distance an aircraft can fly before it needs to refuel
- cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
- cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
- crunch numbers — to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
- crushed velvet — velvet with a flat finish that has a creased effect
- crux australis — a small conspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere lying in the Milky Way near Centaurus. The four brightest stars form a cross the longer arm of which points to the south celestial pole
- cryptoporticus — a covered passage, as one underground, lighted on one side.
- crystal pickup — a piezoelectric vibration pickup or detector, often used on electric phonographs
- cucurbitaceous — belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
- cuisenaire rod — one of a set of rods of various colours and lengths representing different numbers, used to teach arithmetic to young children
- cumbersomeness — The state of being cumbersome.
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.