13-letter words containing c, l, a, r, t
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
- clairsentient — Exhibiting or pertaining to clairsentience.
- clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
- clarification — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clarificatory — Of or pertaining to clarification.
- clarinettists — Plural form of clarinettist.
- class teacher — a teacher who teaches a class
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- clavichordist — Someone who plays the clavichord.
- cleaner tooth — a saw tooth for cleaning loose chips from a kerf.
- clear a table — When you clear a table, you remove things from it that you do not want to be there.
- clear the air — to rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings, etc
- clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clear-up rate — the percentage of a category of crimes that are solved
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
- clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
- clotted cream — Clotted cream is very thick cream made by heating milk gently and taking the cream off the top. It is made mainly in the south west of England.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
- coat-trailing — provocative or contentious writing, speech, behavior, etc.
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
- cocktail hour — the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
- coelenterates — Plural form of coelenterate.
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- collaborating — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collaboration — Collaboration is the act of working together to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
- collaborative — A collaborative piece of work is done by two or more people or groups working together.
- collaborators — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collar button — the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
- collate-rally — security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
- collateralise — Alternative spelling of collateralize.
- collaterality — the state of being collateral
- collateralize — to treat (a security) as collateral
- collectorates — Plural form of collectorate.
- colorfastness — The characteristic of being colorfast.
- colourisation — Alternative spelling of colorization.
- combinatorial — of or involving combination, esp. mathematical combination