12-letter words containing a, y, l, e, s
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- consensually — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- crystal lake — a town in NE Illinois.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallites — Plural form of crystallite.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- crystallizer — A crystallizer is a vessel or stage in which a crystal grows from a liquid.
- crystallizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystallize.
- cyberstalker — (Internet) A stalker who operates online.
- cycloalkanes — Cycloalkanes are molecules which contain only carbon-hydrogen bonds, with the carbon atoms joined in a ring.
- cyclostomate — having a round mouth
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- cytoskeletal — of or relating to a cytoskeleton
- daniel shays — Daniel, 1747–1825, American Revolutionary War soldier: leader of a popular insurrection (Shays' Rebellion) in Massachusetts 1786–87.
- decasyllabic — having ten syllables: a decasyllabic verse.
- decasyllable — a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
- delusionally — In a delusional way.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- desirability — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dillydallies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dillydally.
- disagreeably — In a disagreeable manner.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- disloyalness — The state or quality of being disloyal.
- disloyalties — Plural form of disloyalty.
- display case — glass box, cabinet
- display type — type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.
- displeasedly — in a displeased manner
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- dissuasively — In a dissuasive manner.
- dissyllabize — to disyllabize.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- dodecastylos — a dodecastyle building, as a classical temple.