12-letter words containing s, u, r, o, n
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
- 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.
- circumcision — surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- cocksureness — The state or condition of being cocksure.
- colorfulness — the quality of being colourful
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- 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
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- concurrences — Plural form of concurrence.
- congruencies — congruence.
- conjurations — Plural form of conjuration.
- connaisseurs — Plural form of connaisseur.
- connoisseurs — An expert judge in matters of taste.
- 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.
- consumerized — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- 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.
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- corner house — a house situated on the corner of two streets
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- 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