12-letter words containing b, c, l
- contemptible — If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
- contemptibly — deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
- contractable — capable of being contracted
- contractible — an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- contrastable — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- control knob — a knob on an electrical or electronic appliance for regulating heat, volume, etc
- controllable — If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
- controllably — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- coral gables — a city in SE Florida, near Miami.
- coralberries — Plural form of coralberry.
- corbel table — a horizontal masonry construction, as a cornice or part of a wall, supported on corbels or on arches supported on corbels.
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- corbie gable — a gable having corbie-steps
- corner table — a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.
- correlatable — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- corroborable — able to be corroborated
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- countability — the fact of being countable
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterbluff — a bluff made in opposition to another bluff
- country club — A country club is a club in the country where you can play sports and attend social events.
- cradleboards — Plural form of cradleboard.
- craveability — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- credibleness — The state or quality of being credible.
- creme brulee — a cream or custard dessert covered with caramelized sugar
- cricket ball — the ball used to play cricket
- cristobalite — a white microcrystalline mineral consisting of silica and occurring in volcanic rocks. Formula: SiO2
- criticisable — Alternative form of criticizable.
- criticizable — to censure or find fault with.
- crossability — the quality of being crossable
- crumble away — disintegrate
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- crystal ball — If you say that someone, especially an expert, looks into a crystal ball, you mean that they are trying to predict the future. Crystal balls are traditionally used by fortune-tellers.
- cuir-bouilli — a type of leather hardened by soaking in wax, used for armour before the 14th century
- culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
- culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
- cultivatable — Cultivable.
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cumulonimbus — Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud, similar to cumulus, that extends to a great height and is associated with thunderstorms.
- custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- custom-built — If something is custom-built, it is built according to someone's special requirements.
- customisable — Alternative spelling of customizable.
- customizable — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cut fastball — a fastball that breaks somewhat like a curve ball, due to increased pressure from the tip of the middle finger.
- cyberathlete — a professional player of computer games
- cyberculture — a unique set of habits, values, and other elements of culture that have evolved from the use of computers and the Internet.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.