12-letter words containing c, u, r, i, t
- control unit — the part of the computer that processes hardware, software, and user inputs and directs their implementation
- conurbations — Plural form of conurbation.
- coproduction — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- corequisites — Plural form of corequisite.
- corn bunting — a heavily built European songbird, Emberiza calandra, with a streaked brown plumage: family Emberizidae (buntings)
- correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
- corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- corticofugal — (of a nerve fiber) originating in and running from the cerebral cortex.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- counter-view — an opposing or contrasting opinion.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterimage — a corresponding image
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countermined — Simple past tense and past participle of countermine.
- countermines — Plural form of countermine.
- counterpoint — Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- countersigns — Plural form of countersign.
- countersinks — Plural form of countersink.
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- country life — life in the country
- country mile — a long way
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- court action — a legal action
- court ruling — a decision made by a court
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- courtierlike — resembling a courtier in manner
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- crime-buster — a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- crosscutting — a transverse cut or course.
- crucifiction — Misspelling of crucifixion.
- cruciformity — being in the shape of a cross; cross-shaped.
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cub mistress — a woman who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- cupid's dart — blue succory.