12-letter words containing d, e, a, u
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- churchwarden — In the Anglican Church, a churchwarden is the person who has been chosen by a congregation to help the vicar of a parish with administration and other duties.
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularized — Simple past tense and past participle of circularize.
- ciudad ojeda — a city in NW Venezuela, on Lake Maracaibo.
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- conductances — Plural form of conductance.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.
- contractured — a shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle.
- coram judice — before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).
- countenanced — appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- counteracted — Simple past tense and past participle of counteract.
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- countertrade — international trade in which payment is made in goods rather than currency
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- 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)
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- cuddle class — a category of airline ticket in which two passengers purchase an additional seat so that they may recline together along a row of three seats
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- cut-off date — the last date on which it is possible to do something
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- d'anjou pear — Anjou pear
- daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
- daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground