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16-letter words containing s, t, e, p

  • compliments slip — a slip of paper sent with a parcel that identifies the sender and expresses compliments
  • composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny petalless flowers and a ray of petals extending from the flowers at the rim of the disk, some flower heads being composed only of a disk or a ray and some plants having clusters of flower heads, and including the aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, and zinnia.
  • composite motion — a motion in a deliberative body that combines elements of several related motions
  • composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
  • composite school — a secondary school offering both academic and nonacademic courses
  • compromise joint — a joint for linking together rails having different sections.
  • computer science — the study of computers and their application
  • computer studies — a course of study devoted to using and programming computers
  • conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
  • constructed type — (types)   A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
  • consumption weed — groundsel tree.
  • contemporariness — 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.
  • contemptibleness — The state or quality of being contemptible.
  • contemptuousness — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
  • conversation pit — a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.
  • core description — A core description is a summary of the information about a rock sample, found by core analysis.
  • cornet à pistons — a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A
  • cornet-a-pistons — cornet (def 1).
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • cottage hospital — a small rural hospital
  • counter-response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
  • counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
  • counterproposals — Plural form of counterproposal.
  • court of appeals — A Court of Appeals is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
  • craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
  • cramp sb's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behavior in some way.
  • cream puff paste — paste made with eggs, water or milk, butter, and flour, used in making éclairs, profiteroles, and other kinds of puffs.
  • creeping thistle — a weedy Eurasian thistle, Cirsium arvense, common as a fast-spreading weed in the US
  • cross protection — the protection against a viral infection given to a plant by its prior inoculation with a related but milder virus
  • crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
  • crown prosecutor — In Britain, a crown prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the state and who prosecutes people who are accused of crimes.
  • cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
  • cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
  • crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
  • current expenses — noncapital and usually recurrent expenditures necessary for the operation of a business
  • customer profile — a description or analysis of a typical or ideal customer for one's business
  • customer support — Customer support is a service provided to help customers resolve any technical problems that they may have with a product or service.
  • data compression — the act of compressing.
  • decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
  • deep in the past — long ago
  • deficit spending — Deficit spending is an economic policy in which a government spends more money raised by borrowing than it receives in revenue.
  • depart this life — to die
  • department store — A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods.
  • departmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize.
  • departure signal — a piece of equipment beside a railway which indicates to train drivers whether they should depart or not
  • dependent clause — a clause that cannot function syntactically as a complete sentence by itself but has a nominal, adjectival, or adverbial function within a larger sentence; subordinate clause (Ex.: She will visit us if she can.)
  • depending on sth — You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
  • dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
  • depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
  • depressurization — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
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