12-letter words containing c, o, n, t, r, e
- conterminous — enclosed within a common boundary
- contour line — a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth
- contrabasses — Plural form of contrabass.
- contractable — capable of being contracted
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- contractible — an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- contractured — a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle.
- contractures — Plural form of contracture.
- contradances — Plural form of contradance.
- contradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- contradicter — One who contradicts.
- contraoctave — the octave that begins on the third C below middle C and ends on the second C below middle C
- contrariness — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- contrastable — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contravening — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
- contributers — Misspelling of contributors.
- contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contriteness — caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contriturate — to triturate completely
- contrivances — Plural form of contrivance.
- contrivement — contrivance
- control code — (character) A character code for a control character, normally including the values 0..31 or 127, inherited from ASCII, possibly extended to include other characters by the operating system or application program.
- controllable — If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
- controversal — (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
- controverted — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- controverter — One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist.
- convent girl — a girl who goes to or has been to a convent school
- conventicler — One who supports or frequents conventicles.
- conventioner — a conventioneer.
- convergently — characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
- conversating — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
- conversative — talkative
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coordinative — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- copperfasten — (transitive, historical) To protect the timbers [of a ship] with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.
- corespondent — a person charged with having committed adultery with the wife or husband from whom a divorce is being sought
- corner store — A corner store is the same as a corner shop.
- corner table — a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.
- cornerstones — Plural form of cornerstone.
- correctional — Correctional means related to prisons.
- correctioner — a person who administers correction
- correlations — Plural form of correlation.
- cost overrun — A cost overrun is a cost that is more than the amount budgeted.
- costermonger — a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.