11-letter words containing c, e, l, a, d
- closed game — a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring
- closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
- closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
- cloth-eared — deaf
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- cold cellar — root cellar.
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- coloradoite — a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.
- columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
- comedically — from a comedic point of view or in a comedic manner
- commandable — able to be commanded
- commendable — If you describe someone's behaviour as commendable, you approve of it or are praising it.
- commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
- compactedly — in a compacted manner
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- conan doyle — Sir Arthur. 1859–1930, British author of detective stories and historical romances and the creator of Sherlock Holmes
- conciliated — to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor.
- concludable — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- condemnable — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- condensable — capable of being condensed.
- condimental — relating to or belonging to a condiment
- conglobated — in the form of a globe or ball
- consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
- convalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of convalesce.
- cool-headed — If you describe someone as cool-headed, you mean that they stay calm in difficult situations.
- cordialness — The state or quality of being cordial.
- cordilleran — a mountain system in W South America: the Andes and its component ranges.
- cordilleras — mountain system of W North America, including all mountains between the E Rockies & the Pacific coast
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- cradle roof — a roof having trusses the undersides of which form an arch.
- cradleboard — a wooden frame worn on the back, used by North American Indian women for carrying an infant.
- crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crystalised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalise.
- crystalized — Simple past tense and past participle of crystalize.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- dame school — (formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write
- dame-school — a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- dauerschlaf — a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.
- de la beche — Henry. 1796–1855, English geologist. His work led to the founding of the Geological Survey (1835)
- de la roche — Mazo [mey-zoh] /ˈmeɪ zoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, Canadian novelist.
- de-escalate — to reduce the level or intensity of (a crisis, etc)
- deacetylate — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.