12-letter words containing c, a, u, s, i
- aviculturist — A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- bioacoustics — the study of animals' use of sound
- biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
- black muslim — a member of the Black Muslims
- blue catfish — a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- bushwhacking — to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.
- cacophonious — cacophonous
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calixtus iii — (Alfonso de Borja; Alfonso Borgia) 1378–1458, Spanish ecclesiastic: pope 1455–58.
- callistus ii — died 1124, French ecclesiastic: pope 1119–24.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- calycoideous — calycoid
- canterburies — Plural form of canterbury.
- cape sounion — Cape, a cape in E central Greece, SE of Athens, at the tip of the Attica peninsula, in W Aegean Sea.
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- 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.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- caricaturist — A caricaturist is a person who shows other people in an exaggerated way in order to be humorous or critical, especially in drawings or cartoons.
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
- cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
- catacoustics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes and reflected sounds
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- causationism — the theory of universal causation
- causationist — a person who believes in the theory of universal causation
- caustic lime — lime1 (def 1).
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chance music — aleatory music.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chilli sauce — a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae