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12-letter words containing a, l, u

  • court of law — When you refer to a court of law, you are referring to a legal court, especially when talking about the evidence that might be given in a trial.
  • cradle vault — barrel vault.
  • craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
  • 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
  • crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
  • cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
  • 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
  • culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
  • culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
  • culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
  • cultivatable — Cultivable.
  • cultural lag — the difference in the rate of change between two parts of a culture
  • culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
  • culture area — a region having a distinct pattern of culture.
  • culvertailed — dove-tailed
  • cumulatively — increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions: the cumulative effect of one rejection after another.
  • curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
  • currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
  • 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 call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
  • 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
  • curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung
  • curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
  • 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
  • curvirostral — having a curved or crooked beak
  • custodialism — of or relating to custody.
  • customisable — Alternative spelling of customizable.
  • customizable — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
  • cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.
  • cut fastball — a fastball that breaks somewhat like a curve ball, due to increased pressure from the tip of the middle finger.
  • cutlass fish — any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth.
  • 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.
  • daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
  • dak bungalow — (in India, formerly) a house where travellers on a dak route could be accommodated
  • dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
  • darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
  • dasyphyllous — (of leaves) hairy or woolly
  • daughterless — Without a daughter.
  • daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
  • daughterling — a small daughter
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