12-letter words containing c, o, n, u, r
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- cross cousin — a cousin who is the child of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother
- cross-cousin — a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's brother or one's father's sister.
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- crosscutting — a transverse cut or course.
- crowdfunding — Crowdfunding is when a large number of people each give an amount of money to pay for a project, especially by using a website to collect the money.
- crown cutter — a hollow, thin-walled cylinder having teeth formed radially on the end and used for cutting round holes out of thin, flat stock.
- crown quarto — a size of book, about 7½ × 10 inches (19 × 25 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: crown 4to.
- crucifiction — Misspelling of crucifixion.
- crucifixions — Plural form of crucifixion.
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curia romana — the body of congregations, offices, permanent commissions, etc., that assist the pope in the government and administration of the church.
- curling iron — A curling iron is a metal device, resembling scissors, that you heat and use to form curls in your hair.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- current cost — The current cost of assets is their current value, or what it would cost to replace them at this time.
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cutting room — The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- deconstructs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconstruct.
- decorousness — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- discongruity — incongruity.
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- double crown — a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm).
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- dual-control — having dual controls
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- dust counter — any instrument used to measure the size and number of dust particles per unit volume in the atmosphere.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.