14-letter words containing ac
- clickety-clack — a rhythmic, swiftly paced succession of alternating clicks and clacks, as the sound produced by the wheels of a train moving over tracks.
- coach operator — a company that operates a business involving the transport of passengers in coaches
- coach transfer — a short journey by coach constituting part of a longer journey taken chiefly by a different mode of transport, esp a journey to or from an airport
- coach-and-four — a coach together with the four horses by which it is drawn.
- coaching glass — a small drinking glass of the early 19th century having no foot.
- coeliac plexus — the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
- coffee machine — a machine that makes coffee from ground coffee
- colon bacillus — coliform bacillus.
- comma bacillus — a comma-shaped bacterium, Vibrio comma, that causes cholera in man: family Spirillaceae
- common grackle — a large songbird, Quiscalus quiscula, of the family Icteridae, of central and eastern North America, having iridescent black plumage varying in color.
- compact camera — a simple 35 mm snapshot camera not having interchangeable lenses or through-the-lens focusing but sometimes having automatic focusing, exposure, and winding
- compactibility — capable of being compacted: compactible rubbish.
- conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
- contact binary — a binary system in which the envelopes of gas surrounding each star are in contact.
- contact cement — an adhesive that sets when the surfaces it is applied to are brought in contact with each other
- contact flight — a flight in which the pilot remains in sight of land or water
- contact flying — flying an airplane in conditions of good visibility so that the course and altitude can be determined by observing points or objects on the ground; VFR
- contact number — a person's telephone number
- contra account — A contra account is an account with a balance that is the opposite of the normal balance of a related account.
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contract labor — labor coercible by the enforceable provisions of a contract.
- contract price — a price for goods or services named in a contract
- contractedness — the state of being shortened
- contractionary — involving or constituting economic contraction
- contractualism — any of various theories that justify moral principles and political choices because they depend on a social contract involving certain ideal conditions, as lack of ignorance or uncertainty.
- contracyclical — (of a policy) stabilizing the economy through countering major fluctuations, such as recessions or booms
- contumaciously — stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
- corporatocracy — Rule by corporations.
- counter-attack — If you counter-attack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
- counteractions — Plural form of counteraction.
- counterattacks — Plural form of counterattack; Alternative spelling of counter-attacks.
- counterfactual — expressing what has not happened but could, would, or might under differing conditions
- courtesy coach — a free coach
- coxsackievirus — any of a group of enteroviruses that cause several diseases, as viral meningitis
- crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
- cracker bonbon — a thin, crisp biscuit.
- cracker-barrel — rural; rustic; homespun
- credit account — a credit system by means of which customers may obtain goods and services before payment
- creme de cacao — a sweet liqueur with a chocolate flavour
- cross reaction — an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
- cross-reaction — an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
- crow blackbird — any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.
- cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
- cryoextraction — the surgical removal of a cataract with a cryoprobe.
- crystal palace — a building of glass and iron designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Erected in Hyde Park, London, it was moved to Sydenham (1852–53): destroyed by fire in 1936
- cubic capacity — the volume of cylinder of an engine
- cucurbitaceous — belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
- culture factor — culture as a causative agent, especially in contrast to biological factors.
- curvaceousness — the quality of having an attractively curved figure
- cut the cackle — to stop chattering; be quiet