12-letter words containing c, y, r, i
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- celebreality — a television genre that is unscripted and involves either the day-to-day documentation of a celebrity’s life or competitive challenges that a celebrity or celebrities must perform
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
- ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- charity toss — a free shot given as a penalty for a foul
- charity work — unpaid work, usually fundraising, done in aid of a charity
- cherry birch — sweet birch.
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- chimney rock — a column of rock rising above the level of the surrounding area or isolated on the face of a steep slope.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chip jewelry — (jargon) A euphamism for old computers destined to be scrapped or turned into decorative ornaments. "I paid three grand for that Mac SE, and now it's nothing but chip jewelry."
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group and a chlorine atom
- chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
- cholerically — In a choleric manner.
- christianity — Christianity is a religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the belief that he was the son of God.
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- chromaticity — the quality of a colour or light with reference to its purity and its dominant wavelength
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- churchianity — loyalty to the church rather than Christianity
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- chymotrypsin — a powerful proteolytic enzyme secreted from the pancreas in the form of chymotrypsinogen, being converted to the active form by trypsin
- chymotryptic — relating to chymotrypsin
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circumbinary — (astronomy) Of, pertaining to, or having an orbit around a binary star.
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
- city dweller — a resident or inhabitant of a city
- city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
- civvy street — People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.