12-letter words containing a, d, r, s
- cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
- cat standard — (in Britain) a standard accepted voluntarily by building societies relating to charges, access, etc, against which Individual Savings Accounts can be judged
- cat's cradle — a game played by making intricate patterns with a loop of string between the fingers
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- charles drew — Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- cheerleaders — Plural form of cheerleader.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- 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
- chowderheads — Plural form of chowderhead.
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- class a drug — (in Britain) any of the most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and MDMA
- class b drug — (in Britain) any of the second most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including amphetamine
- class c drug — (in Britain) any of the least dangerous group of controlled drugs, including temazepam and cannabis
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- compass card — a compass in the form of a card that rotates so that "0°" or "North" points to magnetic north
- concordances — Plural form of concordance.
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- considerance — consideration
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.
- consolidator — a person or thing that consolidates
- consternated — to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
- contradances — Plural form of contradance.
- coordinators — Plural form of coordinator.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.