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12-letter words containing c, o, n, u, r

  • cater-cousin — a close friend
  • censoriously — In a censorious manner.
  • centre court — the main court of a tennis complex, esp at Wimbledon
  • centuriation — the process or act of dividing land into centuries or equal areas undertaken by the Romans
  • change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
  • changearound — the act of changing to a different position
  • charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
  • chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
  • chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
  • churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
  • cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
  • circulations — Plural form of circulation.
  • circumcision — surgical removal of the foreskin of males
  • circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
  • circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
  • clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
  • claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
  • clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
  • cloud banner — banner cloud.
  • co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
  • coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
  • cocksureness — The state or condition of being cocksure.
  • coconut crab — a large, terrestrial crab, Birgus latro, of islands in the South Pacific, that feeds on coconuts.
  • coconut tree — palm tree: bears coconuts
  • colorfulness — the quality of being colourful
  • colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
  • colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
  • colourations — Plural form of colouration.
  • column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
  • columnarized — columnar (def 3).
  • come running — hurry, rush
  • comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
  • commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
  • communicator — a person who communicates, especially one skilled at conveying information, ideas, or policy to the public.
  • compte rendu — a short review or notice, esp of a book
  • compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
  • concertstück — a composition in concerto style but shorter than a full concerto
  • conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
  • concurrences — Plural form of concurrence.
  • concurrent c — 1.   (language)   An extension of C with rendezvous-based concurrency. Versions for most Unix systems were available commercially from AT&T. 2.   (language)   An extension of C with asynchronous message passing.
  • concurrently — occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
  • concurringly — In a concurring manner; concurrently.
  • conduct mark — (in school) a mark for behaviour
  • conductorial — relating to a conductor
  • confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
  • configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
  • configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
  • configurator — an item of software that enables or assists in the configuration of a product
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