15-letter words containing s, e, o
- closed universe — (in cosmology) a hypothetical expanding universe that contains sufficient matter to reverse the observed expansion through its gravitational contraction.
- closed-end fund — A closed-end fund is an investment with a limited number of shares that does not allow new investors.
- closed-end loan — A closed-end loan is a loan such as an auto loan, with fixed terms, and where the money is lent all at once and paid back by a particular date.
- cluster college — a small residential college affiliated with a university but semi-independent and specializing in one field of study.
- coachwhip snake — a slender nonvenomous snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the US
- coast artillery — artillery used for defending coastal areas.
- cocktail shaker — a container in which cocktails are mixed
- coconsciousness — the state or position of being coconscious
- coeliac disease — a chronic intestinal disorder caused by sensitivity to the protein gliadin contained in the gluten of cereals, characterized by distention of the abdomen and frothy and pale foul-smelling stools
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- coinstantaneity — the act of taking place at exactly the same moment
- coinstantaneous — taking place at exactly the same moment
- collected works — the works of a particular writer brought together into one volume or a set of volumes
- college of arms — any of several institutions in the United Kingdom having a royal charter to deal with matters of heraldry, grant armorial bearings, record and trace genealogies, etc
- college station — a city in E central Texas.
- college student — a student at a university or college
- collenchymatous — Relating to collenchyma.
- color blindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- colorado desert — an arid region of SE California and NW Mexico, west of the Colorado River. Area: over 5000 sq km (2000 sq miles)
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- colour-reversal — (of film or photographic paper) designed to produce a positive image directly from a positive subject
- combat fatigues — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- combat neurosis — battle fatigue.
- combat trousers — Combat trousers are large, loose trousers with lots of pockets.
- combined forces — the forces of two or more countries, fighting together
- combustibleness — The state or quality of being combustible.
- combustion tube — a tube of heat-resistant glass, silica, or ceramic, in which a substance can be reduced, as in a combustion furnace
- come to oneself — to recover one's senses
- come up against — If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it.
- come up smiling — to recover cheerfully from misfortune
- comfortableness — (of clothing, furniture, etc.) producing or affording physical comfort, support, or ease: a comfortable chair; comfortable shoes.
- commendableness — The state or quality of being commendable.
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- commissionaires — Plural form of commissionaire.
- commissionnaire — Alternative form of commissionaire.
- committee stage — (in British parliamentary procedure) the detailed examination by MPs of proposed legislation
- committeeperson — a member of a committee.
- common disaster — the death of an insured party and a beneficiary occurring at the same time in the same accident.
- common shelduck — a large, brightly coloured gooselike duck of the Old World, Tadorna tadorna
- common-sensible — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- commonplaceness — The state or quality of being commonplace.
- community chest — a fund raised by voluntary contribution for local welfare activities
- company manners — rules of politeness that people, esp children, are supposed to observe in the presence of other people
- company pension — a pension scheme run by a company for its employees
- comparativeness — of or relating to comparison.
- comparison test — a comparison of particular qualities or traits in two or more things in order to get a measurable assessment
- compassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- compatibilities — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- compendiousness — The state or quality of being compendious.