12-letter words containing a, e, r, o, c, u
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- 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
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumrotate — to turn like a wheel; rotate
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- cocoa butter — a yellowish-white waxy solid that is obtained from cocoa beans and used for confectionery, soap, etc
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
- commuter tax — an income tax imposed by a locality on those who work within its boundaries but reside elsewhere.
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- 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).
- connaisseurs — Plural form of connaisseur.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- contractured — a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle.
- contractures — Plural form of contracture.
- 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
- contriturate — to triturate completely
- corallaceous — having the nature of coral
- coram judice — before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).
- 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
- countenancer — One who countenances, favours, or supports.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- counter-fact — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- counteracted — Simple past tense and past participle of counteract.
- counteracter — Something that counteracts.
- counteragent — a person or thing that counteracts
- counterargue — to argue against something
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.