12-letter words containing s, p, i, c, a
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- comma splice — comma fault.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- comparatists — Plural form of comparatist.
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complainings — complaints
- complaisance — deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
- compliancies — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- compulsative — compulsory
- computations — Plural form of computation.
- conspiracies — Plural form of conspiracy.
- conspiracist — a person who believes in or supports a conspiracy theory.
- conspiration — a conspiracy
- conspirators — Plural form of conspirator.
- conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
- constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
- constipation — Constipation is a medical condition which causes people to have difficulty getting rid of solid waste from their body.
- contraptions — Plural form of contraption.
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- corporations — Plural form of corporation.
- corporealism — materialism
- corporealist — a materialist
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cosmoplastic — forming the universe or the world
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
- cottian alps — a mountain range in SW Europe, between NW Italy and SE France: part of the Alps. Highest peak: Monte Viso, 3841 m (12 600 ft)