12-letter words containing a, e, l, u, r
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- corallaceous — having the nature of coral
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- corollaceous — of, relating to, resembling, or having a corolla
- council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- crassulacean — as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- crumble away — disintegrate
- culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culture area — a region having a distinct pattern of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
- 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
- curule chair — an upholstered folding seat with curved legs used by the highest civil officials of ancient Rome
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- 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.
- dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
- daughterless — Without a daughter.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- day labourer — an unskilled worker hired and paid by the day
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- debrouillard — (one who is) skilled or resourceful at handling any difficulty
- denaturalize — to deprive of nationality
- dental nurse — a dentist's assistant, esp one who passes instruments, mixes fillings, etc
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.