14-letter words containing u, l, s, t, e
- butterfly fish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- buttermilk sky — a cloudy sky resembling the mottled or clabbered appearance of buttermilk.
- calculatedness — the state of being calculated
- cancer cluster — the occurrence of a higher than expected number of cancer cases in a small, defined geographical area or population.
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- castrop-rauxel — an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 78 208 (2003 est)
- central sulcus — a deep cleft in each hemisphere of the brain separating the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
- chromium steel — a very hard alloy steel containing chromium
- class struggle — in Marxism, the constant economic and political struggle held to exist between social classes regarded as exploiting and those regarded as exploited; specif., in capitalist countries, the struggle between capitalists (bourgeoisie) and workers (proletariat)
- claustrophobes — Plural form of claustrophobe.
- cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cleistothecium — (in certain ascomycetous fungi) a closed, globose ascocarp from which the ascospores are released only by its rupture or decay.
- close juncture — continuity in the articulation of two successive sounds, as in the normal transition between sounds within a word; absence of juncture (opposed to open juncture). Compare juncture (def 7), open juncture, terminal juncture.
- close quarters — a narrow cramped space or position
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed couplet — a couplet that concludes with an end-stopped line.
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clustergeeking — (jargon) /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
- cocktail sauce — any of various sauces served with a seafood cocktail, typically one consisting of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and seasonings.
- commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualise.
- conceptualists — Plural form of conceptualist.
- conceptualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize.
- concupiscently — In a concupiscent manner; with concupiscence.
- connaturalness — connaturality
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
- constitutively — In a constitutive manner.
- constructively — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- consular agent — a consul of one of the lower grades
- consultatively — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
- contemptuously — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- conterminously — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualises — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contextualize.
- control survey — an accurate survey of a region forming a basis for more detailed surveys.
- contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
- convolutedness — twisted; coiled.
- copper sulfate — a blue, crystalline substance, CuSO4·5H2O, that effloresces and turns white when heated; blue vitriol: used in making pigments, germicides, batteries, etc.
- coronal suture — the serrated line across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- cosmeceuticals — Plural form of cosmeceutical.
- council estate — a housing development built by a local council
- counterassault — a counterattack
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- courtesy title — any of several titles having no legal significance, such as those borne by the children of peers
- cranial suture — a type of immovable joint between the bones of the skull
- creatureliness — creatural.
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.