13-letter words containing d, a, y
- calendar year — A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year.
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- candidate key — (database) One of several possible attributes or combinations of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is called the primary key.
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- caprylic acid — a fatty acid, (CH3)(CH2)6COOH, with a rancid taste: used in the synthesis of dyes, drugs, perfumes, etc.
- caraway seeds — the pungent aromatic one-seeded fruit of the caraway plant, used in cooking and in medicine
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- card-carrying — A card-carrying member of a particular group or political party is an official member of that group or party, rather than someone who supports it.
- cardiac cycle — one complete heartbeat, consisting of one contraction and relaxation of the heart.
- carry forward — to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc
- carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
- casual friday — In some companies, employees are allowed to wear clothes that are more informal than usual on a Friday. This day is known as a casual Friday.
- casualty ward — a ward which temporarily accommodates patients who have been treated in the casualty department and who need to stay in hospital
- cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
- chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- christmas day — Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
- cinco de mayo — May 5, anniversary of the victory of Mexico over French forces at Puebla in 1862: observed by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
- city dionysia — (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of dithyrambs, tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays.
- city of david — Jerusalem. II Sam. 5:6–7.
- cladistically — from a cladistic point of view
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- colorado ruby — a fire-red form of garnet found in Colorado and other parts of North America
- come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- conditionally — imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.
- condylomatous — Relating to condyloma.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- corduroy road — a road across swampy ground, made of logs laid transversely
- country dance — a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
- country-dance — a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
- courtesy card — a privilege card
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- crystalloidal — Relating to a crystalloid.