12-letter words containing a, d, s, l
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- 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
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- 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
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- 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.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
- conditionals — Plural form of conditional.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
- consolidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate.
- consolidator — a person or thing that consolidates
- constellated — Simple past tense and past participle of constellate.
- cook islands — a group of islands in the SW Pacific, an overseas territory of New Zealand: consists of the Lower Cooks and the Northern Cooks Capital: Avarua, on Rarotonga. Pop: 10 447 (2013 est). Area: 234 sq km (90 sq miles)
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- cradleboards — Plural form of cradleboard.
- credit sales — sales for which the customer does not need to pay immediately
- crocodilians — Plural form of crocodilian.
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- cuddle class — a category of airline ticket in which two passengers purchase an additional seat so that they may recline together along a row of three seats
- custodialism — of or relating to custody.
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dactyloscopy — the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification
- dall's sheep — a white-haired wild sheep, Ovis dalli, of mountainous regions of northwestern North America, having curved horns.
- dallis grass — a tall, succulent, forage grass (Paspalum dilatatum), with hairy spikelets, much grown in the S U.S.
- dalton's law — the principle that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases in a fixed volume is equal to the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if it occupied the whole volume