13-letter words containing s, p, e, c, i, o
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- commandership — a person who commands.
- committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court
- companies act — (in Britain) any of various laws that govern the formation, dissolution, and management of companies
- companion set — a set of fire irons on a stand
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- compassionate — If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
- compendiously — of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
- compensations — Plural form of compensation.
- complacencies — a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
- completionist — (in a video game) a player who attempts to complete every challenge and earn every achievement or trophy: I’m not really a completionist, so I skipped the side missions and focused on the main story quests.
- compos mentis — of sound mind; sane
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- compressional — relating to compression
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- computer disk — a computer data storage device such as a hard drive or floppy disk
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- conceptualise — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualism — the philosophical theory that the application of general words to a variety of objects reflects the existence of some mental entity through which the application is mediated and which constitutes the meaning of the term
- conceptualist — any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Compare nominalism, realism (def 5).
- concupiscence — strong desire, esp sexual desire
- concupiscible — characterized or driven by sexual desire
- confessorship — the office or function of a confessor
- conidiophores — Plural form of conidiophore.
- conspiratress — a woman who conspires
- consumptively — In a consumptive manner.
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contemporised — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- corresponding — parallel; equivalent
- corresponsive — corresponding
- corsican pine — a pine tree, a variant of the black pine Pinus nigra var maritime, originally native to Corsica and neighbouring Mediterranean regions
- costume piece — any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age
- councilperson — a member of a city or local legislative council.
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
- decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
- decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
- decompression — Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.