11-letter words containing d, a, c, t
- cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
- case method — Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.
- case stated — a statement of the facts of a case prepared by one court for the opinion or judgment of another court
- case*method — An analysis and design method from Oracle targeted at information management applications.
- castellated — A castellated wall or building looks like a castle.
- casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
- cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
- catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
- cathedratic — relating to the seat of the bishop
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
- cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
- cattle shed — a shed for cattle
- cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
- ceftazidime — A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, usually reserved for the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- census data — the data generated by an official census
- centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
- centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
- centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
- chaptalized — Simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize.
- charactered — Simple past tense and past participle of character.
- cheat death — If you say that someone cheats death, you mean they only just avoid being killed.
- child actor — an actor who is a child
- chitchatted — Simple past tense and past participle of chitchat.
- chittamwood — American smoke tree.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chord chart — a chart indicating by means of symbols the identity, sequence, and duration of the musical chords occurring in the accompaniment to a melody.
- chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
- cinematized — Simple past tense and past participle of cinematize.
- citric acid — Citric acid is a weak acid found in many kinds of fruit, especially citrus fruit such as oranges and lemons.
- civil death — (formerly) the loss of all civil rights because of a serious conviction
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- clandestine — Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
- cloth-eared — deaf
- cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- coade stone — a ceramic imitation of carved stonework popular in England around 1800.
- coadjutants — Plural form of coadjutant.
- coadunation — (obsolete) union into a single body or mass; unity.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.