16-letter words containing nd
- chichagof island — an island of Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago. Area: 5439 sq km (2100 sq miles)
- chinese calendar — the former calendar of China, in which the year consisted of 12 lunar months with an intercalary month added seven times every 19 years to reconcile the lunar year of 354 days with the solar year of 365 days, time being reckoned in 60-year cycles with the first cycle dating from 2637 b.c.
- chinese windlass — differential windlass
- chondrodysplasia — (medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism.
- christmas island — an island in the Indian Ocean, south of Java: administered by Singapore (1900–58), now by Australia; phosphate mining. Pop: 1496 (2013 est). Area: 135 sq km (52 sq miles)
- class background — a person's background with reference to social class
- clermont-ferrand — a city in S central France: capital of Puy-de-Dôme department; industrial centre. Pop: 140 957 (2011)
- cloak-and-dagger — A cloak-and-dagger activity is one which involves mystery and secrecy.
- cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
- close by/at hand — Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you.
- come and get it! — the meal is ready!
- come from behind — sport: win from a disadvantaged position
- command guidance — a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it
- command language — the language used to access a computer system
- communion sunday — any Sunday on which communion is administered.
- complex pendulum — a complex structure mounted so that it can swing freely under the influence of gravity
- concession stand — a stall where food, drinks, or other items are sold at a theatre or other venue
- condensed matter — crystalline and amorphous solids and liquids, including liquid crystals, glasses, polymers, and gels
- conditional sale — a sale in which the title of a property remains with the seller until some condition is met, as the payment of the full purchase price.
- condominium unit — an apartment in a condominium building
- conical pendulum — a clock pendulum oscillating in a circle rather than in a straight line.
- contingency fund — a sum of money allocated for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
- contraindicating — Present participle of contraindicate.
- contraindication — Contraindications are specific medical reasons for not using a particular treatment for a medical condition in the usual way.
- contraindicative — Serving as a contraindication.
- control commands — keyed instructions conveyed to a computer by using the control key in conjunction with the standard keys
- convertible bond — a bond that can be exchanged for a fixed number of shares of the common stock of the issuing company at the holder's option.
- cops and robbers — a children's game in which a group of players imitate the behavior of police and of thieves, as in pursuing and capturing.
- cops-and-robbers — A cops-and-robbers film, television programme, or book is one whose story involves the police trying to catch criminals.
- coromandel coast — the SE coast of India, along the Bay of Bengal, extending from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River
- cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
- counter-tendency — a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.
- couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
- cross one's mind — to occur to one briefly or suddenly
- crown and anchor — a game played with dice marked with crowns and anchors
- cumberland sauce — a cold sauce made from orange and lemon juice, port, and redcurrant jelly, served with ham, game, or other meat
- curlew sandpiper — a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
- currier and ives — any of a 19th-cent. series of prints showing the manners, people, and events of the times
- cut and blow-dry — a hairdressing procedure in which the customer's hair is cut and blow-dried
- cutting compound — a mixture, such as oil, water, and soap, used for cooling drills and other cutting tools
- dagwood sandwich — a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments.
- dandruff shampoo — a preparation of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and which helps to control and reduce dandruff
- deficit spending — Deficit spending is an economic policy in which a government spends more money raised by borrowing than it receives in revenue.
- deindustrialised — Simple past tense and past participle of deindustrialise.
- deindustrialized — Simple past tense and past participle of deindustrialize.
- dendrochronology — the study of the annual rings of trees, used esp to date past events
- dependency-prone — tending to become psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug.
- dependent clause — a clause that cannot function syntactically as a complete sentence by itself but has a nominal, adjectival, or adverbial function within a larger sentence; subordinate clause (Ex.: She will visit us if she can.)
- depending on sth — You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
- descending colon — the last portion of the colon, beginning at the upper left abdomen in the region of the spleen and continuing downward along the left posterior wall to the sigmoid flexure.