12-letter words containing a, c, t, u, r, e
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culture area — a region having a distinct pattern of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- curate's egg — something that has both good and bad parts
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain time — the time at which a play or other performance is scheduled to begin.
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- curvicostate — having curved ribs
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- cut a figure — to attract attention
- cutwork lace — point coupé (def 2).
- cutwork-lace — Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- data capture — any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
- daughtercard — daughterboard
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- diuretically — In a diuretic way.
- diverticular — Of or relating to diverticula.
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- eleutherarch — the chief of the eleutheri
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.