12-letter words containing c, e, t, o, l
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- 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 code — (character) A character code for a control character, normally including the values 0..31 or 127, inherited from ASCII, possibly extended to include other characters by the operating system or application program.
- controllable — If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
- controversal — (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
- contumelious — rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- convalescent — Convalescent means relating to convalescence.
- convectional — Physics. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.
- convectively — In a convective manner.
- conveniently — suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use.
- convent girl — a girl who goes to or has been to a convent school
- conventicler — One who supports or frequents conventicles.
- conventicles — Plural form of conventicle.
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- convergently — characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- convolutedly — twisted; coiled.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- copperplates — Plural form of copperplate.
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- 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.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- corner table — a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.
- corporealist — a materialist
- corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
- correctional — Correctional means related to prisons.
- correctively — In a corrective manner; so as to correct something.
- correlatable — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- correlations — Plural form of correlation.
- correlatives — Plural form of correlative.
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cosmopolites — Plural form of cosmopolite.
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- cote-st.-luc — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- cottage flat — any of the flats in a two-storey house that is divided into four flats, two on each floor
- cottage loaf — A cottage loaf is a loaf of bread which has a smaller round part on top of a larger round part.
- cottage roll — a small pickled boneless ham
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- couette flow — the flow of a fluid between two surfaces that have tangential relative motion, as of a liquid between two coaxial cylinders that have different angular velocities.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- 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
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.