12-letter words containing c, o, d, i, r, e
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- nitric oxide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
- non-credible — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nondirective — Not directive.
- nonresidence — (uncountable) The state or condition of being nonresident.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overinclined — extremely or excessively inclined (to)
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
- period piece — something, as a novel, painting, or building, of interest or value primarily because it evokes or epitomizes a particular period of history.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pindaric ode — an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- plerocercoid — the wormlike larval stage of some tapeworms, intermediate between the first parasitic larval stage and adult.
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- preconceived — to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
- precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- prediscourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.