12-letter words containing c, l, u
- bifunctional — having two functions
- billiard cue — a long cue used for playing billiards
- billow cloud — a cloud consisting of broad, parallel bands oriented perpendicularly to the wind.
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- black beauty — a Biphetamine capsule.
- black butter — beurre noir.
- black grouse — a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail
- black liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the liquor that remains after digestion.
- black locust — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- black muslim — a member of the Black Muslims
- black plague — Great Plague.
- black spruce — a coniferous tree, Picea mariana, of the northern regions of North America, growing mostly in cold bogs and having dark green needles
- black sucker — a hog sucker, Hypentelium nigricans, of eastern U.S. streams.
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- black walnut — a North American walnut tree, Juglans nigra, with hard dark wood and edible oily nuts
- black-figure — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece in the 7th and 6th centuries b.c., chiefly characterized by silhouetted figures painted in black slip on a red clay body, details incised into the design, and a two-dimensional structure of form and space.
- blackcurrant — In Europe, blackcurrants are a type of very small, dark purple fruits that grow in bunches on bushes.
- blank cheque — If someone is given a blank cheque, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want.
- blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- bloodcurdler — something causing great fright or horror: a bloodcurdler of a mystery novel.
- bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- blue catfish — a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.
- blue succory — a composite garden plant, Catananche caerulea, of southern Europe, having very hairy leaves and blue flower heads, used by the ancients as a love potion.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- bootylicious — sexually attractive, esp with curvaceous buttocks
- boucherville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- boudin blanc — a boiled sausage made with light-colored meat, as veal or chicken, and without blood
- bouillon cup — a small, bowl-shaped vessel, with two handles, in which bouillon is served.
- boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
- brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
- bubble dance — a solo dance by a nude or nearly nude woman, as in a burlesque show, using one or more balloons for covering.
- buccolingual — of or relating to the cheek and tongue.
- buckle under — If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
- buckler fern — any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris, such as D. dilatata (broad buckler fern): family Polypodiaceae
- buffet lunch — a lunch at which people stand up and help themselves from the table
- bulk carrier — a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain
- bulldog clip — A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together.
- bullock cart — a cart pulled by one or two bullocks
- butter cloth — a type of open, unsized muslin
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- cadmium cell — a photocell with a cadmium electrode that is especially sensitive to ultraviolet radiation
- cafe au lait — coffee with milk
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calcareously — in a calcareous manner
- calceamentum — (in ancient Rome) a sandal, boot, shoe, or other type of footwear
- calculatable — Able to be calculated; calculable.
- calculatedly — in a calculated manner