12-letter words containing a, r, c, t
- carpet shark — any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, having two dorsal fins and a patterned back, typically marked with white and brown
- carpet snake — a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back
- carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
- carpetbagged — Simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag.
- carpetbagger — If you call someone a carpetbagger, you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there.
- carpetbeater — A tool used in housecleaning that was in common use before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
- carrick bitt — either of a pair of strong posts used for supporting a windlass
- carriwitchet — a conundrum, nonsensical question, or pun
- carry a tune — to be able to sing in tune
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- carry weight — to be important, influential, etc.
- carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
- cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
- cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
- cartological — relating to cartology
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- carunculated — Alternative form of carunculate.
- carvel-built — (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
- caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
- caster sugar — Caster sugar is white sugar that has been ground into fine grains. It is used in cooking.
- castor sugar — finely ground or powdered sugar.
- cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
- cat standard — (in Britain) a standard accepted voluntarily by building societies relating to charges, access, etc, against which Individual Savings Accounts can be judged
- cat's cradle — a game played by making intricate patterns with a loop of string between the fingers
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- cataphracted — covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales.
- cataphractic — relating to or resembling a cataphract
- cataphyllary — a scale-like, simple form of a leaf, such as those which surround a bud
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- catch a crab — to make a stroke in which the oar either misses the water or digs too deeply, causing the rower to fall backwards
- catch phrase — a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
- catch-phrase — A catch-phrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- catchphrases — Plural form of catchphrase.
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- caterpillars — Plural form of caterpillar.