16-letter words containing s, e, t, o, u
- bouquet larkspur — a plant, Delphinium grandiflorum, of eastern Asia, having blue or whitish flowers and hairy fruit.
- branchiopneustic — breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.
- bring to justice — to capture, try, and usually punish (a criminal, an outlaw, etc)
- brown house moth — a species of micro moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, which, although it usually inhabits birds' nests, sometimes enters houses where its larvae can be very destructive of stored fabrics and foodstuffs
- building society — In Britain, a building society is a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest. Compare savings and loan association.
- bulletproof vest — a protective garment
- bundled software — software sold as part of a package with computers or other hardware or software
- burn oneself out — to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
- burning question — urgent matter for discussion
- business account — a bank account or type of bank account used for business transactions rather than personal ones
- bust one's chops — Usually, chops. the jaw.
- butterfly stroke — a swimming stroke in which the arms are plunged forward together in large circular movements
- button one's lip — to stop talking: often imperative
- button snakeroot — blazing star (sense 1)
- call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- call to quarters — a bugle call shortly before taps, notifying soldiers to retire to their quarters
- cantankerousness — disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
- chatsworth house — a mansion near Bakewell in Derbyshire: seat of the Dukes of Devonshire; built (1687–1707) in the classical style
- chemoluminescent — (chemistry) Exhibiting chemoluminescence.
- circumsporozoite — (biology, of a protein) Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.
- cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
- cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
- closed community — a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
- closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
- cochineal cactus — a treelike cactus, Nopalea cochenillifera, of Mexico and Central America, that is a principal source of food of the cochineal insect.
- cocktail sausage — a small sausage served with drinks
- cogito, ergo sum — I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy
- colles' fracture — a fracture of the radius just above the wrist, with backward and outward displacement of the hand
- columbia heights — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- commensurateness — The state or quality of being commensurate.
- commutation-test — the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.
- complicitousness — (rare, possibly nonstandard) Complicity.
- composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
- computer science — the study of computers and their application
- computer studies — a course of study devoted to using and programming computers
- consent judgment — a judgment settled and agreed to by the parties to the action. Compare consent decree (def 2).
- consenting adult — a male person over the age of sixteen, who may legally engage in homosexual behaviour in private
- consequentialism — the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad
- consequentialist — the theory that human actions derive their moral worth solely from their outcomes or consequences.
- consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
- constructed type — (types) A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
- constructiveness — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- consubstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of consubstantiate.
- consumer society — You can use consumer society to refer to a society where people think that spending money on goods and services is very important.
- consumption weed — groundsel tree.
- contemptuousness — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- continuous hinge — a long narrow hinge that runs the full length of the two surfaces to which its leaves are joined.
- continuous miner — continuous cutter.