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12-letter words containing a, c, p, u

  • cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
  • cape buffalo — a large, black, nearly hairless, very fierce buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of South Africa, with horns joined at the bases to form a helmetlike structure
  • cape sounion — Cape, a cape in E central Greece, SE of Athens, at the tip of the Attica peninsula, in W Aegean Sea.
  • cape-lookout — Cape, a sandy reef in the Outer Banks, off E North Carolina, SW of Cape Hatteras: lighthouse.
  • caper spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia lathyris, producing latex that is considered a possible source of crude oil and gasoline.
  • capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
  • capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
  • capitulating — Present participle of capitulate.
  • capitulation — the act of capitulating
  • capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
  • capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
  • captiousness — The state of being captious.
  • carpophagous — feeding on fruit
  • centuplicate — to increase 100 times
  • chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
  • change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
  • chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
  • chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
  • chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
  • chat-up line — A chat-up line is a remark that someone makes in order to start a conversation with someone they do not know but find sexually attractive.
  • chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
  • chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
  • cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
  • cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
  • cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
  • claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
  • cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
  • cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
  • clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
  • clutch plate — a plate in a vehicle's clutch that connects to the transmission
  • coconut palm — A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.
  • colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
  • comeuppances — Plural form of comeuppance.
  • compoundable — That can be compounded.
  • compulsative — compulsory
  • compulsatory — compulsory
  • compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
  • computations — Plural form of computation.
  • computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
  • computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
  • conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
  • conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
  • contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
  • coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
  • coram populo — in the presence of the people; publicly
  • couch potato — A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.
  • coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
  • counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
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