12-letter words containing a, y, o, u
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
- brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
- buffaloberry — any shrub of the genus Shepherdia native to North America
- buoyancy aid — a type of usually foam-filled lifejacket designed for use in sports such as canoeing
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calcareously — in a calcareous manner
- call of duty — responsibilities
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- calycoideous — calycoid
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chylocaulous — having fleshy stems.
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- colloquially — characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
- columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
- communicably — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- concubitancy — a custom requiring marriage between two people, esp a custom requiring a woman to marry her husband's brother on her husband's death
- connaturally — In a connatural manner.
- connubiality — of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal: connubial love.
- consensually — formed or existing merely by consent: a consensual transaction.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consummatory — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- contextually — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- continuality — of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent: continual bus departures.
- contributary — contributory
- countability — the fact of being countable
- counterparty — a person who is a party to a contract
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- country park — an area of countryside, usually not less than 10 hectares, set aside for public recreation: often funded by a Countryside Commission grant
- country road — a road in the country
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- county board — the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.