10-letter words containing s, o, n, t
- consisting — to be made up or composed (usually followed by of): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
- consistory — the court of a diocese (other than Canterbury) administering ecclesiastical law
- consociate — to enter into or bring into friendly association
- consolette — a small shelf or recess in a handy location, as in the armrest, dashboard, or door panel of a car, in a shower stall, etc., for holding small, frequently used items.
- consonants — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
- consortest — Archaic second-person singular form of consort.
- consortial — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- consorting — a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- consortion — a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- consortism — symbiosis
- consortium — A consortium is a group of people or firms who have agreed to co-operate with each other.
- conspectus — an overall view; survey
- conspirant — planning a crime or harmful act in secret
- constables — Plural form of constable.
- constans i — (Flavius Julius Constans) a.d. c323–350, emperor of Rome 337–350 (son of Constantine I).
- constantan — an alloy of copper (60 per cent) and nickel (40 per cent). It has a high resistivity that does not vary significantly with temperature and is used in resistors and, with copper, in thermocouples
- constantia — a region of the Cape Peninsula
- constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- constative — (of a statement) able to be true or false
- constipate — to cause constipation in
- constitute — If something constitutes a particular thing, it can be regarded as being that thing.
- constrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrain.
- constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
- constricts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrict.
- constringe — to shrink or contract
- constructs — Plural form of construct.
- construing — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- consubsist — to subsist together
- consuetude — an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force
- consulates — Plural form of consulate.
- consultant — A consultant is an experienced doctor with a high position, who specializes in one area of medicine.
- consulting — acting in an advisory capacity on professional matters
- consultive — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
- consultory — consultative
- consummate — You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- contagions — Plural form of contagion.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- containers — Plural form of container.
- contemners — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contemnors — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contenders — Plural form of contender.
- contestant — A contestant in a competition or quiz is a person who takes part in it.
- contesters — Plural form of contester.
- contesting — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- continents — one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- continuums — Plural form of continuum.
- contorsion — Misspelling of contortion.
- contrabass — a member of any of various families of musical instruments that is lower in pitch than the bass