13-letter words containing t, i, p, s, a
- conceptualist — any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Compare nominalism, realism (def 5).
- conspiracists — Plural form of conspiracist.
- conspiratress — a woman who conspires
- conspurcation — the act of defiling
- constupration — the act of raping or violating
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contrapuntist — a composer skilled in counterpoint
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- corporativism — corporatism
- corporisation — The forming into one body; embodiment.
- corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
- cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- cranioscopist — a practitioner of cranioscopy
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptanalysis — the study of codes and ciphers; cryptography
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- culpabilities — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- data striping — (storage) Segmentation of logically sequential data, such as a single file, so that segments can be written to multiple physical devices (usually disk drives) in a round-robin fashion. This technique is useful if the processor is capable of reading or writing data faster than a single disk can supply or accept it. While data is being transferred from the first disk, the second disk can locate the next segment. Data striping is used in some modern databases, such as Sybase, and in certain RAID devices under hardware control, such as IBM's RAMAC array subsystem (9304/9395). Data striping is different from, and may be used in conjunction with, mirroring.
- decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- dilapidations — Plural form of dilapidation.
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- discapacitate — to incapacitate (a person)
- disceptatious — disputable
- disk capacity — the maximum number of bytes that can be held on a disk
- disparagement — the act of disparaging.
- disparateness — The degree to which a thing is disparate.
- dispassionate — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dispatch case — attaché case.
- dispensations — Plural form of dispensation.
- displacements — Plural form of displacement.
- displantation — the removal of a plantation
- disposability — designed for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up: disposable plastic spoons; a disposable cigarette lighter.
- dispositional — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music