12-letter words containing c, i, d, e, r
- camaraderies — comradeship; good-fellowship.
- campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- cardinal red — a deep, vivid red colour
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carriage dog — Dalmatian (sense 4)
- carrick bend — type of knot
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- cd-rom drive — A CD-ROM drive is the device that you use with a computer to play CD-ROMs.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- center field — the middle area of the outfield
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
- cerinic acid — cerotic acid.
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- certificated — A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chandeliered — having a chandelier
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child minder — a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working
- child record — (database) A record lower in the hierarchical tree than a parent record; it is also directly liked to the parent and hierarchical databases.
- child-minder — a baby-sitter.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders