14-letter words containing u, p, o, n
- compound fault — a series of closely spaced faults
- compound meter — any time signature in which the upper figure is a multiple of 3, as 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, etc.
- compound ovary — an ovary composed of more than one carpel.
- compound sugar — any sugar that when hydrolyzed yields two or more monosaccharides.
- compound-wound — noting an electric device in which part of the field circuit is in parallel with the armature circuit and part is in series with it.
- compulsiveness — compelling; compulsory.
- conceptual art — art in which the idea behind a particular work, and the means of producing it, are more important than the finished work
- 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.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
- conceptualizer — a person who conceptualizes
- conceptualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize.
- concupiscently — In a concupiscent manner; with concupiscence.
- conduct report — a report about the behaviour of a student, employee, prisoner etc
- conduplication — (of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.
- consultantship — the office or function of a consultant
- consumer group — an organization that campaigns for the rights of consumers
- contemperature — the action of mixing together harmoniously or proportionately
- contemptuously — showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
- contrapuntally — of or relating to counterpoint.
- contrapuntists — Plural form of contrapuntist.
- cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
- corpuscularian — an adherent of corpuscular theory
- cotemporaneous — contemporaneous
- councilpersons — Plural form of councilperson.
- count palatine — originally an official who administered the king's domains or his justice
- counter jumper — a sales assistant in a shop
- counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- counterpersons — Plural form of counterperson.
- counterplotted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterplot.
- counterpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint.
- 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.
- country people — people who live in the country
- coupon clipper — a well-to-do person much of whose income is derived from clipping and cashing coupons from coupon bonds.
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- cross-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side.
- cryptocurrency — a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open source software
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- cutlips minnow — a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.
- decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
- default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered