12-letter words containing s, i, n, u, o
- bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- blue stilton — a rich cheese made from whole milk, blue-veined and very strong in flavour
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- buenos aires — the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary: became capital in 1880; university (1821). Pop: 13 349 000 (2005 est)
- bull session — A bull session is an informal conversation among a small group of people.
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- burkina faso — an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th–19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop: 17 812 961 (2013 est). Area: 273 200 sq km (105 900 sq miles)
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cacophonious — cacophonous
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- cape sounion — Cape, a cape in E central Greece, SE of Athens, at the tip of the Attica peninsula, in W Aegean Sea.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- causationism — the theory of universal causation
- causationist — a person who believes in the theory of universal causation
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumcision — surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- communicants — Plural form of communicant.
- communicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate.
- communionist — a person with a particular view or interpretation of communion, as specified.
- commutations — Plural form of commutation.
- compunctions — Plural form of compunction.
- compunctious — causing or feeling compunction; regretful.
- computations — Plural form of computation.
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- concientious — Misspelling of conscientious.
- conclusional — the end or close; final part.
- conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
- condominiums — Plural form of condominium.
- confucianism — the ethical system of Confucius, emphasizing moral order, the humanity and virtue of China's ancient rulers, and gentlemanly education
- confucianist — the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.
- confusticate — Slang. to confuse or perplex; bewilder.
- confutations — Plural form of confutation.
- congruencies — congruence.