14-letter words containing s, p, r, i, n, t
- conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
- conspiratorily — In a conspiratory manner.
- constraintlisp — (language) An object-oriented constraint language based on CSP. An extension of Common Lisp and CLOS.
- container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contraposition — the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- contrapuntists — Plural form of contrapuntist.
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- counterpoising — Present participle of counterpoise.
- crossing point — a place where people cross a road, border, or river
- cryptanalytics — cryptanalysis (def 1).
- cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- dead president — a banknote
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- design pattern — (programming) A description of an object-oriented design technique which names, abstracts and identifies aspects of a design structure that are useful for creating an object-oriented design. The design pattern identifies classes and instances, their roles, collaborations and responsibilities. Each design pattern focuses on a particular object-oriented design problem or issue. It describes when it applies, whether it can be applied in the presence of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of its use.
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
- disciplinarity — The quality of being an academic discipline.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dispiritedness — The state or condition of being dispirited.
- disproportions — Plural form of disproportion.
- disruptiveness — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- drop-down list — pull-down list
- dunkirk spirit — fortitude and stoicism in a demanding or dangerous situation
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- eastern empire — the eastern part of the Roman Empire, especially after the division in a.d. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- enterprisingly — In an enterprising manner.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- espírito santo — a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic: swampy coastal plain with mountains in the west; heavily forested. Capital: Vitória. Pop: 3 201 722 (2002). Area: 45 597 sq km (17 601 sq miles)
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
- expert witness — In a court case, an expert witness is someone such as a doctor or other professional who testifies about and gives opinions on subjects and issues that have been raised in the particular court case.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc