11-letter words containing a, c, e, l, r
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- crab nebula — the expanding remnant of the supernova observed in 1054 ad, lying in the constellation Taurus at an approximate distance of 6500 light years
- crab-plover — a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.
- crackleware — porcelain or pottery decorated with intentional crazing in the glaze
- cradle roof — a roof having trusses the undersides of which form an arch.
- cradleboard — a wooden frame worn on the back, used by North American Indian women for carrying an infant.
- cranesbills — Plural form of cranesbill.
- crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor
- crater lake — a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano in SW Oregon, in Crater Lake National Park. 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km); 1996 feet (608 meters) deep.
- crawl space — A crawl space is a narrow space under the roof or floor of a building that provides access to the wiring or plumbing.
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- cremaillere — a trench or fortification constructed in an indented or saw-tooth pattern
- crenelation — Alternative form of crenellation.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- crepuscular — Crepuscular means relating to twilight.
- crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- criminalese — the jargon of criminals
- criminalise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of criminalize.
- criminalize — If a government criminalizes an action or person, it officially declares that the action or the person's behaviour is illegal.
- crippleware — a computer program whose functionality has been deliberately limited, thus forcing the user to purchase additional software
- cromwellian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the politics, practices, etc., of Oliver Cromwell or of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
- cruciverbal — of or relating to crosswords
- crystal set — an early form of radio receiver having a crystal detector to demodulate the radio signals but no amplifier, therefore requiring earphones
- crystal tea — a bog shrub, Ledum palustre, of the heath family, found from the North Temperate Zone to the Arctic Circle, having leaves that are rust-colored and hairy beneath with rolled margins, and dense clusters of white flowers.
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- crystalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystalize.
- crystallike — a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
- crystalline — A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals.
- crystallise — to form into crystals; cause to assume crystalline form.
- crystallite — any of the minute rudimentary or imperfect crystals occurring in many glassy rocks
- crystallize — If you crystallize an opinion or idea, or if it crystallizes, it becomes fixed and definite in someone's mind.
- culebra cut — former name of Gaillard Cut.
- culturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culture gap — a divide between two social groups that have different cultures
- culture war — conflict of values
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- curie's law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- curvilineal — (Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
- curvilinear — consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
- cycle track — a special path created for cyclists to use
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.