12-letter words containing c, r, e, u
- courtly love — a tradition represented in Western European literature between the 12th and the 14th centuries, idealizing love between a knight and a revered (usually married) lady
- couscoussier — A double-chambered steamer used to prepare couscous.
- cover ground — to move or traverse a certain distance
- coxless four — a boat for four oarsman and no cox
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- crash course — A crash course in a particular subject is a short course in which you are taught basic facts or skills, for example before you start a new job.
- crassamentum — a blood clot
- crassulacean — as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- creme brulee — a cream or custard dessert covered with caramelized sugar
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- crepe rubber — a type of crude natural rubber in the form of colourless or pale yellow crinkled sheets, prepared by pressing bleached coagulated latex through corrugated rollers: used for the soles of shoes and in making certain surgical and medical goods
- crepusculous — Alternative form of crepuscular.
- cri de coeur — a cry from the heart; heartfelt or sincere appeal
- crime-buster — a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime
- crookes tube — a type of cathode-ray tube in which the electrons are produced by a glow discharge in a low-pressure gas
- crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- crowd-puller — If you describe a performer or event as a crowd-puller, you mean that they attract a large audience.
- crowdsourced — Obtained by crowdsourcing.
- 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.
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- cruelty-free — (of a cosmetic or other product) developed without being tested on animals
- crumble away — disintegrate
- cub mistress — a woman who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- cub reporter — A cub reporter is a young newspaper journalist who is still being trained.
- cuckooflower — a bitter cress (Cardamine pratensis) bearing white or rose flowers; lady's-smock
- cuiaba-river — a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culture area — a region having a distinct pattern of culture.
- culture hero — a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curate's egg — something that has both good and bad parts
- curb service — service, for example, from a restaurant to customers in vehicles parked at the curb
- curelessness — The state or quality of being cureless.
- curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
- curliewurlie — an extremely curled or twisted object or ornament
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls