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