15-letter words starting with c
- counterpunching — Present participle of counterpunch.
- counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
- counterquestion — a question which acts as a reply to another question
- counterreaction — a reaction against an initial action
- counterreformer — a reformer who acts in opposition to another reform
- counterresponse — a response or reply which opposes or answers a previous response
- counterrotating — (of two corresponding or similar moving parts) rotating in opposite directions: counterrotating propellers.
- countersink bit — a tool for countersinking
- counterstrategy — a strategy designed to counter the effectiveness of another strategy or action
- countersubjects — Plural form of countersubject.
- countertendency — an opposite tendency
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
- counterweighted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight.
- counting number — natural number
- country bumpkin — an awkward, simple, rustic person
- country cottage — a small house in the country, esp one used for holidays
- country dancing — Country dancing is traditional dancing in which people dance in rows or circles.
- country dweller — a person who lives in the country
- country kitchen — a large kitchen with ample areas for food preparation and eating.
- country western — country music
- county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
- coup de theatre — a dramatic turn of events, esp in a play
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- coureur de bois — a French Canadian woodsman or Métis who traded with Native Americans for furs
- courier service — a special delivery service
- course of study — an extended period of organized study, often leading to a qualification
- court christian — ecclesiastical court.
- court of appeal — A Court of Appeal is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
- court of arches — the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow Church
- court of claims — (in the US) a court that hears claims against the federal government
- court of equity — a court having jurisdiction in equity or administering justice in accordance with the principles of equity.
- court of honour — a military court that is instituted to investigate matters involving personal honour
- court of record — a court which has a permanent record of its proceedings maintained
- courting couple — a pair of lovers
- courting mirror — a small mirror of c1800 having a border and cresting of glass painted with leaves and flowers in imitation of a Chinese style.
- covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
- cover all bases — take full precautions
- cover one's ass — to take such action as one considers necessary to avoid censure, ridicule, etc at a later time
- covering letter — A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information.
- cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
- coxsackie virus — any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
- cpu info center — (processor) An old website at the University of California at Berkeley describing many different computers and their performance.
- crack down (on) — to become strict or stricter (with)
- crackback block — a block in which a player, usually a wide receiver, angles back sharply towards the middle of the field and blocks a defensive player from the side
- cracked gas oil — Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction.
- cracked residue — Cracked residue is the substance that is left when hydrocarbons in fuel have decomposed during thermal or catalytic cracking.
- cradle snatcher — someone who marries or has an affair with a much younger person
- cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
- craftswomanship — The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).