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13-letter words containing ast

  • casting couch — a couch on which a casting director is said to seduce women seeking a part in a film or play
  • casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
  • castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
  • castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
  • catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
  • catastrophism — an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes
  • catastrophist — the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes.
  • catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
  • chastisements — severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • cheshire east — a unitary authority in NW England. Administrative centre: Sandbach. Pop: 358 900 (2008 est). Area: 1160 sq km (448 sq miles)
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • chloroplastal — of or like a chloroplast
  • chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
  • christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
  • christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
  • coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
  • coastal plain — a plain extending along a coast.
  • coaster brake — a brake on a bicycle that engages when the pedals are turned in reverse
  • coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
  • colorfastness — The characteristic of being colorfast.
  • concertmaster — The concertmaster of an orchestra is the most senior violin player, who acts as a deputy to the conductor.
  • contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • copper-fasten — to make (a bargain or agreement) binding
  • cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
  • counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
  • court plaster — a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds
  • cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
  • cut and paste — a technique used in word processing by which a section of text can be moved within a document
  • cut-and-paste — assembled or produced from various existing bits and pieces: The book purports to be a history but is just a cut-and-paste job of old essays and newspaper clippings.
  • danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
  • dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
  • dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
  • devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
  • disaster area — a region or locality in which the population is generally affected by the occurrence of a major disaster, as a widespread flood, an explosion causing extensive damage, or the like.
  • disaster fund — a fund set up to relieve people or countries afflicted by a disaster
  • disaster zone — area affected by a catastrophe
  • distastefully — In a distasteful manner.
  • dome fastener — a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
  • drilling mast — A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
  • east ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, comprising the E part of the historical county of Ayrshire: part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Kilmarnock. Pop: 119 530 (2003 est). Area: 1252 sq km (483 sq miles)
  • east berliner — a native or inhabitant of the former East Berlin
  • east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
  • east by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of east. Abbreviation: EbS.
  • east flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1150 sq. mi. (2980 sq. km). Capital: Ghent.
  • east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
  • east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
  • east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
  • east malaysia — part of Malaysia, consisting of the states of Sabah and Sarawak, which occupy the N part of the island of Borneo
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