12-letter words containing s, u, n, c, r
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumcising — Present participle of circumcise.
- circumcision — surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- circumfusing — Present participle of circumfuse.
- circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- cocksureness — The state or condition of being cocksure.
- colorfulness — the quality of being colourful
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
- concertstück — a composition in concerto style but shorter than a full concerto
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- concurrences — Plural form of concurrence.
- congruencies — congruence.
- conjurations — Plural form of conjuration.
- connaisseurs — Plural form of connaisseur.
- connoisseurs — An expert judge in matters of taste.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- constructers — Plural form of constructer.
- constructing — Present participle of construct.
- construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
- constructors — Plural form of constructor.
- constructure — a construction
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- consumerists — Plural form of consumerist.
- consumerized — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- consummatory — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- conterminous — enclosed within a common boundary
- contractures — Plural form of contracture.
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- contributers — Misspelling of contributors.
- contributors — Plural form of contributor.
- conurbations — Plural form of conurbation.
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- corner house — a house situated on the corner of two streets
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.