11-letter words containing a, d
- canyon wind — a nocturnal, down-canyon flow of air caused by the cooling of the canyon walls. Compare valley wind.
- cap in hand — If you go cap in hand to someone, you ask them very humbly to give you something or to do something for you.
- capacitated — Simple past tense and past participle of capacitate.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- cape doctor — a strong fresh SE wind blowing in the vicinity of Cape Town, esp in the summer
- capernoited — capricious
- capitalised — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- capitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of capitalize.
- capitulated — Simple past tense and past participle of capitulate.
- cappadocian — of or relating to Cappadocia or its inhabitants
- capped hock — any swelling, inflammatory or otherwise, on the point of the hock of horses.
- capped pawn — a pawn that has been singled out or marked by a strong player as the one with which he or she intends to effect checkmate in giving a weaker opponent odds.
- capped-rate — having a fixed upper limit
- capric acid — a crystalline fatty acid, CH3(CH2)8COOH, occurring as a glyceride in natural fats and oils, used in making artificial fruit flavors, perfumes, etc.
- caprimulgid — (zoology) Any of the Caprimulgidae, or nightjar family.
- caramelized — Simple past tense and past participle of caramelize.
- carbamidine — guanidine.
- carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
- carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
- carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- card hopper — a device that allows cards of varying thicknesses to be fed individually through an outlet opening in a printer without adjustment
- card reader — a device, no longer widely used, for reading information on a punched card and transferring it to a computer
- cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
- cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
- cardinalate — the rank, office, or term of office of a cardinal
- cardinality — the property of possessing a cardinal number
- cardiodynia — pain in the heart region.
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- cardiograms — Plural form of cardiogram.
- cardiograph — an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
- cardiolipin — a lipid purified from bovine heart and used as an antigen for reacting with reagin, the Wassermann antibody, in the Wassermann diagnostic test for syphilis.
- cardiomotor — relating to the action of the heart
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
- cardiotonic — having a positive effect on cardiac function
- cardiotoxic — Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.
- cardophagus — a donkey
- cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
- carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
- carnationed — having the colour of flesh
- caro's acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- carry trade — a speculative transaction in which a trader buys the currency of a country with a high rate of interest and sells the currency of a country with a low rate of interest
- cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
- casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
- case ending — a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.
- case method — Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.