15-letter words containing u, n, e, c, l, o
- common shelduck — a large, brightly coloured gooselike duck of the Old World, Tadorna tadorna
- communal aerial — a television or radio receiving aerial from which received signals are distributed by cable to several outlets
- communicatively — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- communion plate — a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
- communion table — (in a Christian church) the table at which people take communion
- compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- conceptualistic — Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
- conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
- concrete jungle — If you refer to a city or area as a concrete jungle, you mean that it has a lot of modern buildings and you think it is ugly or unpleasant to live in.
- concurrent lisp — (language) A concurrent version of Lisp. Sugimoto et al implemented an interpreter on a "large scale computer" and were planning to implement it on multiple microprocessors.
- conscientiously — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
- consentaneously — In a consentaneous manner.
- consequentially — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizing — Present participle of contextualize.
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- controlled drug — a drug whose sale is illegal except through prescribed medical channels
- conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
- convolvulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Convolvulaceae, a family of plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and typically a climbing, twining, or prostrate habit: includes bindweed, morning-glory, and sweet potato
- copenhagen blue — a greyish-blue colour
- cornflower blue — a deep vivid blue, like that of the typical blooms of a cornflower
- corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
- council chamber — the room in which council meetings are held
- counter-culture — Counter-culture is a set of values, ideas, and ways of behaving that are completely different from those of the rest of society.
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- counterbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of counterbalance.
- counterbalances — Plural form of counterbalance.
- counterblockade — a retaliatory blockade
- counterclaimant — a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
- counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
- countercultural — of or relating to a counterculture
- countercultures — Plural form of counterculture.
- countercyclical — having the effect of checking or reversing fluctuations in the national economy or the finances of a business
- counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
- counterfactuals — Plural form of counterfactual.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- countermandable — able to be countermanded
- counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
- counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
- country dweller — a person who lives in the country
- county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
- courting couple — a pair of lovers
- crystal counter — an instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity of high-energy radiation, in which particles collide with a crystal and momentarily increase its conductivity
- cuban solenodon — a rare shrewlike nocturnal mammal of the Caribbean, Atopogale cubana, having a long hairless tail and an elongated snout: family Solenodontidae, order Insectivora (insectivores)
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- cyclone furnace — a furnace burning liquid or pulverized fuel in a whirling air column.