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12-letter words containing c, h, u, l, e

  • coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
  • counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
  • cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
  • culture hero — a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.
  • curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
  • curule chair — an upholstered folding seat with curved legs used by the highest civil officials of ancient Rome
  • cycle crunch — (jargon)   A situation wherein the number of people trying to use a computer simultaneously has reached the point where no one can get enough cycles because they are spread too thin and the system has probably begun to thrash. This scenario is an inevitable result of Parkinson's Law applied to time-sharing. Usually the only solution is to buy more computer. Happily, this has rapidly become easier since the mid-1980s, so much so that the very term "cycle crunch" now has a faintly archaic flavour; most hackers now use workstations or personal computers as opposed to traditional time-sharing systems.
  • double cloth — a cloth used in overcoating, blankets, brocade, etc., made by interweaving two physically discrete fabrics at various points in the pattern by bringing warp and fill yarns from each through the other to be worked on the opposite face of the compound fabric.
  • double dutch — a form of the game of jump rope in which two persons, holding the respective ends of two long jump ropes, swing them in a synchronized fashion, usually directed inward so the ropes are going in opposite directions, for one or two others to jump over.
  • double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
  • double-check — a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
  • duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
  • dutch belted — one of a breed of black dairy cattle, raised originally in the Netherlands, having a broad white band encircling the body.
  • dutch clover — white clover.
  • dutch settle — a settle having a back so hinged that it can be lowered onto the arms to form a table.
  • earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
  • eleutherarch — the chief of the eleutheri
  • ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
  • ethylmercury — (chemistry) The organometallic cation CH3CH2Hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment.
  • euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
  • euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
  • filthy lucre — money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.
  • fish culture — the artificial propagation and breeding of fish.
  • flesh colour — of a yellowish-pink to yellowish-grey colour roughly that of the skin of a white person
  • fluorochrome — any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.
  • flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
  • four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
  • h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
  • half-century — a period of 100 years.
  • hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
  • hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
  • hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
  • happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
  • head lettuce — any variety of the lettuce subspecies Lactuca sativa capitata, having leaves that grow in a dense rosette, especially iceberg lettuce and Boston lettuce.
  • hectocotylus — a modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female.
  • helichrysums — Plural form of helichrysum.
  • hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
  • hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
  • holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
  • holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
  • honey locust — a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.
  • honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
  • horticulture — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
  • housecleaner — Someone employed to clean a house.
  • hull balance — (of a sailing ship) the property of maintaining satisfactory trim and steering qualities when heeled at a normal angle.
  • hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
  • hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
  • kletterschuh — a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram (originally felt or cord) sole
  • knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
  • laguna beach — a town in S California.
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