12-letter words containing c, o, d, l, e
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- 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.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- 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
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chloroformed — Simple past tense and past participle of chloroform.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- clean bowled — bowled by a ball that breaks the wicket without hitting the batsman or his bat
- cleidoic egg — egg of birds and insects
- clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
- clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closed cycle — a heat engine in which the working substance is continuously circulated and does not need replenishment
- closed shell — (in atomic structure) a shell that contains the maximum number of electrons permitted by the exclusion principle.
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- clovenfooted — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- cobblestoned — Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coincidently — in a coincident manner