12-letter words containing a, c, r, i, d
- carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
- carriage dog — Dalmatian (sense 4)
- carrick bend — type of knot
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cerinic acid — cerotic acid.
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- certificated — A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chandeliered — having a chandelier
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloric acid — a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- choroid coat — a pigmented, highly vascular membrane of the eye that is continuous with the iris and lies between the sclera and the retina, functioning to nourish the retina and absorb scattered light.
- chromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularized — Simple past tense and past participle of circularize.
- circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
- coach driver — a person who drives a coach
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- cold warrior — a person who engages in or promotes a cold war