17-letter words that end in s
- character witness — a witness in a trial who testifies to the accused's general good character rather than providing evidence about the specific offence which has led to him or her being on trial
- characterisations — Plural form of characterisation.
- characterizations — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
- characterlessness — The state or condition of being characterless; lack of character.
- charge d'affaires — A chargé d'affaires is a person appointed to act as head of a diplomatic mission in a foreign country while the ambassador is away.
- chart of accounts — A chart of accounts is a list of all the accounts used in a business to classify transactions or report balances.
- charter of rights — a section of the Canadian Constitution containing a statement of the basic rights of citizens of Canada.
- chemotherapeutics — chemotherapy.
- chiltern hundreds — (in Britain) short for Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds; a nominal office that an MP applies for in order to resign his seat
- choanoflagellates — Plural form of choanoflagellate.
- cholecystectomies — Plural form of cholecystectomy.
- chromolithographs — Plural form of chromolithograph.
- chugach mountains — a coastal mountain range in S Alaska, extending W from the St. Elias Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Marcus Baker, 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
- circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
- cleveland heights — city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 50,000
- close parenthesis — right parenthesis
- cock of the woods — pileated woodpecker.
- cocktail waitress — a woman who serves in a bar or cocktail lounge
- coitus reservatus — the deliberate delaying or avoidance of orgasm during intercourse
- coldstream guards — a guard regiment of the English royal household: formed in Coldstream, Scotland, 1659–60, and instrumental in restoring the English monarchy under Charles II.
- coliform bacillus — any of several bacilli, especially Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution.
- collaborativeness — Quality of being collaborative.
- collodion process — wet plate process.
- come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- comedy of manners — a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group
- comity of nations — the friendly recognition accorded by one nation to the laws and usages of another
- commodity markets — stock markets in which commodities are traded
- communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- companionableness — The state or quality of being companionable.
- compartmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize.
- compassionateness — The state or quality of being compassionate.
- complementariness — forming a complement; completing.
- complementarities — Plural form of complementarity.
- complimentariness — The state or quality of being complimentary.
- comprehensiveness — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- computer graphics — the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids
- concertmistresses — Plural form of concertmistress.
- condescendingness — The state or quality of being condescending.
- confirmation-bias — the tendency to process and analyze information in such a way that it supports one’s preexisting ideas and convictions: Confirmation bias is a major issue when we get all our news from social media sites. Unfortunately, their experimental method was proven invalid due to confirmation bias.
- conscientiousness — The state or characteristic of being conscientious.
- conscript fathers — august legislators, esp Roman senators
- consequentialness — The quality or state of being consequential.
- consolidated laws — a body of laws collected together in a single codifying statute
- contemplativeness — The state or quality of being contemplative.
- contradictoriness — asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
- contraindications — Plural form of contraindication.
- controversialness — The state or quality of being controversial.
- convenience goods — goods which make people's lives easier
- conventionalities — Plural form of conventionality.
- coronary arteries — either of two arteries that originate in the aorta and supply the heart muscle with blood.