15-letter words that end in e
- closed traverse — a traverse ending at its point of origin.
- closed universe — (in cosmology) a hypothetical expanding universe that contains sufficient matter to reverse the observed expansion through its gravitational contraction.
- cluster college — a small residential college affiliated with a university but semi-independent and specializing in one field of study.
- coachwhip snake — a slender nonvenomous snake, Masticophis flagellum, of the US
- cocktail lounge — A cocktail lounge is a room in a hotel, restaurant, or club where you can buy alcoholic drinks.
- coeliac disease — a chronic intestinal disorder caused by sensitivity to the protein gliadin contained in the gluten of cereals, characterized by distention of the abdomen and frothy and pale foul-smelling stools
- colonial office — a government body that was set up to oversee the affairs of the British Empire colonies
- colorado beetle — a black-and-yellow beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, that is a serious pest of potatoes, feeding on the leaves: family Chrysomelidae
- combustion tube — a tube of heat-resistant glass, silica, or ceramic, in which a substance can be reduced, as in a combustion furnace
- commercial code — a telegraphic code designed to convey a message with a minimum number of words and thereby reduce toll costs.
- commissionnaire — Alternative form of commissionaire.
- committee stage — (in British parliamentary procedure) the detailed examination by MPs of proposed legislation
- commodity trade — trade in raw materials and food
- common entrance — (in Britain) an entrance examination for a public school, usually taken at the age of 13
- common multiple — an integer or polynomial that is a multiple of each integer or polynomial in a group
- common-law wife — a woman considered to be a man's wife after the couple have cohabited for several years
- common-sensible — sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.
- communion plate — a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
- communion table — (in a Christian church) the table at which people take communion
- companion piece — a subsidiary object, esp a work of art or piece of writing, that accompanies another
- completion date — (in Britain) the date on which the sale of a piece of property is final
- complex-machine — Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter.
- compound engine — a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in more than one stage, first in a high-pressure cylinder and then in one or more low-pressure cylinders
- comprehensivize — to make (an educational system) comprehensive
- computer cookie — HTTP cookie
- con espressione — (to be performed) with feeling; expressively
- concavo-concave — (esp of a lens) having both sides concave; biconcave
- conception rate — the success rate of artificial insemination in agricultural animals, usually expressed as a percentage
- concrete jungle — If you refer to a city or area as a concrete jungle, you mean that it has a lot of modern buildings and you think it is ugly or unpleasant to live in.
- cone of silence — a space, in the shape of an inverted cone, above a radio beacon, in which there is a sharp reduction in the intensity of transmitted signals.
- confidence game — A confidence game is the same as a confidence trick.
- confidence vote — a vote to clarify whether someone or something has the support of those present
- congress-people — congressmember.
- construct state — (in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David “house of David,” where beth “house of” is the construct form of bayit “house.”.
- consubstantiate — (of the Eucharistic bread and wine and Christ's body and blood) to undergo consubstantiation
- consumer choice — the range of competing products and services from which a consumer can choose
- consumer strike — a boycott of a product by consumers, often in protest over a raise in its price.
- contingency fee — a lawyer's fee that only becomes payable if the case is successful
- continuous wave — an electromagnetic wave, esp. a radio wave, with a constant amplitude and frequency
- contraclockwise — Counterclockwise.
- contract bridge — the most common variety of bridge, in which the declarer receives points counting towards game and rubber only for tricks he bids as well as makes, any overtricks receiving bonus points
- contraflow lane — a traffic lane whose normal direction is reversed temporarily
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
- conventionalize — to make conventional
- convexo-concave — having one side convex and the other side concave
- coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
- copenhagen blue — a greyish-blue colour
- copper arsenite — a yellowish-green, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, CuHAsO 3 , used chiefly as a pigment and as an insecticide.
- copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4