12-letter words containing u, n, t, r, s
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- census taker — a person who gathers information for a census.
- census tract — a standard area in certain large American cities used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for purposes of population enumeration.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- 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
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- 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.
- 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.
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- 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
- conjurations — Plural form of conjuration.
- 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.
- 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.
- corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- cost overrun — A cost overrun is a cost that is more than the amount budgeted.
- cosurfactant — a surfactant that acts in addition to another surfactant, further reducing the surface tension of a liquid
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterforts — Plural form of counterfort.
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- countermines — Plural form of countermine.
- countermoves — Plural form of countermove.
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterplots — Plural form of counterplot.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train