12-letter words containing c, a, t, r, o
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
- rattail comb — a comb for the hair having a narrow, pointed handle used in styling the hair.
- reactivation — to render active again; revive.
- reallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- recategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocates — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocator — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reconsecrate — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- recoronation — the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- recreational — of or relating to recreation: recreational facilities in the park.
- rectirostral — (of a bird) having a straight bill.
- recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- resuscitator — a person or thing that resuscitates.
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- retinotectal — of or relating to the retina and the tectum
- retrocognate — being or pertaining to memory or extrasensory perception of past events.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhamphotheca — the horny covering of a bird's bill.
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- road traffic — traffic on the road
- rock crystal — transparent quartz, especially when colorless.
- rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
- rocket range — a firing range for rockets
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- roof terrace — a garden on the roof of a building
- rotator cuff — a bandlike structure encircling and supporting the shoulder joint, formed by four muscles attached to and merging with the joint capsule.
- rotflmaoastc — (chat) Rolling on the floor laughing my ass (or arse) off and scaring the cat. The superlative form of ROTFL.
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- royal octavo — a book size, 61⁄4 by 10 inches
- sacher torte — a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.
- sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
- sacroiliitis — the inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
- sacrosciatic — of the sacrum and the ischium
- sandrocottus — Greek name of Chandragupta.
- sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.