14-letter words containing u, n, c
- counterpoising — Present participle of counterpoise.
- counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
- counterproject — an opposing project or scheme
- counterprotest — a protest which opposes an existing protest
- counterpunched — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpunch.
- counterpuncher — a boxer who waits for an opponent to attack before punching
- counterpunches — Plural form of counterpunch.
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- countersigning — Present participle of countersign.
- countersinking — Present participle of countersink.
- counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
- countersubject — (in a fugue) the theme in one voice that accompanies the statement of the subject in another
- countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
- counterweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh.
- counterweights — Plural form of counterweight.
- counting house — a room or building used by the accountants of a business
- country cousin — If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
- country people — people who live in the country
- country singer — a singer of country and western music
- county borough — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and in Wales from 1996) a borough administered independently of any higher tier of local government
- county council — A county council is an organization which runs local government in a county in Britain.
- county cricket — (in Britain) cricket played between county teams competing in the county cricket championship
- coupon clipper — a well-to-do person much of whose income is derived from clipping and cashing coupons from coupon bonds.
- courageousness — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- court of honor — the planning body of a girl-scout troop, composed of patrol leaders, the troop scribe, the troop treasurer, and the adult troop leader.
- court-bouillon — a stock made from root vegetables, water, and wine or vinegar, used primarily for poaching fish
- courting chair — a chair or small upholstered sofa for two persons.
- cranberry bush — a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
- cranial suture — a type of immovable joint between the bones of the skull
- crash and burn — to fail; be unsuccessful
- creatureliness — creatural.
- credit account — a credit system by means of which customers may obtain goods and services before payment
- creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person
- crimen injuria — an action that injures the dignity of another person, esp use of racially offensive language
- criminal court — A criminal court is a law court that deals with criminal offences.
- cross-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side.
- cross-question — If you cross-question someone, you ask them a lot of questions about something.
- crossing guard — school (crossing) guard
- cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
- cruising range — the distance an aircraft can fly before it needs to refuel
- cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
- cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
- crunch numbers — to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
- cryptocurrency — a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open source software
- cuban sandwich — a hero sandwich, especially with ham, pork, cheese, and pickles, often grilled.
- cubic zirconia — a synthetic crystalline compound of zirconium oxide, fashioned to resemble diamonds, etc.
- cuckold's knot — a hitch, as for holding a spar, consisting of a single loop with the overlapping parts of the rope seized together.
- cuisenaire rod — one of a set of rods of various colours and lengths representing different numbers, used to teach arithmetic to young children
- cult following — the admiration that is felt by a particular group for a film, book, band, etc