12-letter words containing a, s, e, r, t
- caterpillers — Archaic spelling of caterpillarst; Plural form of caterpiller.
- catheterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catheterize.
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- cellarmaster — a person in charge of a wine cellar.
- census taker — a person who gathers information for a census.
- census tract — a standard area in certain large American cities used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for purposes of population enumeration.
- centenarians — Plural form of centenarian.
- center stage — If something or someone takes center stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- central asia — a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south. It includes the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as Afghanistan and parts of Iran, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, India, and southwestern Siberia.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centre stage — If something or someone takes centre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- certificates — Plural form of certificate.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chaos theory — a theory, applied in various branches of science, that apparently random phenomena have underlying order
- 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
- characteries — Plural form of charactery.
- characterise — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterism — the description of character
- charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
- charge sheet — a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese eater — an informer; rat.
- cheese straw — a long thin cheese-flavoured strip of pastry
- cheesetaster — a small instrument for extracting a piece of cheese from a larger block for the purpose of tasting
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making