12-letter words containing c, a, t, s
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glaucomatous — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- gnatcatchers — Plural form of gnatcatcher.
- go ballistic — of or relating to ballistics.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- grammaticise — to make grammatical
- grammaticism — a point or principle of grammar.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- grass cutter — a device used to cut grass, as a lawn mower.
- grass-cutter — a device used to cut grass, as a lawn mower.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- gut of canso — Canso (def 2).
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- hack to bits — to damage severely
- hadley chest — a style of chest made c1700 in Massachusetts or Connecticut, having front rails and panels carved in low relief with elaborate tulip and leaf patterns.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hamantaschen — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- handstitched — Stitched by hand.
- happenstance — a chance happening or event.
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
- health scare — a state of alarm caused by a revelation concerning public heath
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- hever castle — a Tudor mansion near Edenbridge in Kent: home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage; Italian garden added in the 20th century by the Astor family
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- hierarchists — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- histiocytoma — A tumour consisting of histiocytes.
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- hit the sack — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- hockey skate — a tubular ice skate having a shorter blade than a racing skate and often having a reinforced shoe for protection.
- holistically — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
- hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.