13-letter words containing c, l, a, e, s
- crustal plate — a large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such.
- crystal clear — Water that is crystal clear is absolutely clear and transparent like glass.
- crystal pleat — one of a series of fine, permanently pressed pleats of varying widths, usually in a sheer fabric
- crystal-clear — absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.
- culpabilities — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- culture clash — a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values
- custard apple — a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- cyberstalkers — Plural form of cyberstalker.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
- cylinder seal — a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decasyllables — Plural form of decasyllable.
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- decriminalise — Alternative spelling of decriminalize.
- delicatessens — Plural form of delicatessen.
- demasculinise — Alternative spelling of demasculinize.
- demasculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- dental caries — cavity formation in teeth caused by bacteria that attach to teeth and form acids in the presence of sucrose, other sugars, and refined starches; tooth decay.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- desacralizing — Present participle of desacralize.
- desk calendar — a loose-leaf calendar containing one or two pages for each day, with spaces for notes.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- dialect atlas — linguistic atlas
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- disallowances — Plural form of disallowance.
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- dischargeable — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- disciplinable — subject to or meriting disciplinary action: a disciplinable breach of rules.
- disconsolated — Obsolete form of disconsolate.
- discreditable — bringing or liable to bring discredit.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discriminable — capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- displacements — Plural form of displacement.
- distress call — a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Compare distress signal (def 1).
- documentalist — a specialist in documentation; a person working strictly with information and record-keeping.
- domiciliaries — of or relating to a domicile, or place of residence.
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- dressy casual — (of clothes) informal yet expensive, smart, or stylish
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- easter candle — a tall candle, symbolizing Christ, that is sometimes blessed and placed on the gospel side of an altar on Holy Saturday and kept burning until Ascension Day.
- ecclesiastics — a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.