12-letter words containing a, p, e, r
- chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- charles epee — Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.
- chart topper — a singer, band or video that comes top in the charts
- charterparty — an agreement for the hire of all or part of a ship for a specified voyage or period of time
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- choregrapher — Alt form choreographer.
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
- choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
- chorographer — Someone who desscribes a particular region or country.
- 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
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- circle graph — pie chart.
- claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- clapper rail — a long-billed rail, Rallus longirostris, of coastal marshes of the Americas, having a harsh, cackling cry.
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
- co-operative — A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
- coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compartments — Plural form of compartment.
- compass rose — a circle or decorative device printed on a map or chart showing the points of the compass measured from true north and usually magnetic north
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- 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.
- concorporate — united into a single body
- conspiracies — Plural form of conspiracy.