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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.
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