11-letter words containing d, e, c, u
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chauffeured — driven by a chauffeur
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- cheque card — In Britain, a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- chilled out — relaxed
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- chucklehead — a stupid person; blockhead; dolt
- chugalugged — Simple past tense and past participle of chugalug.
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- circumcised — (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
- circumcized — Simple past tense and past participle of circumcize.
- circumfused — Simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse.
- cire perdue — a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away
- ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
- 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.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- close round — to encircle; surround
- closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.
- closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
- cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cloudlessly — Without clouds.
- cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
- club-footed — a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- co-producer — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- code number — a number used to identify something
- coeducation — instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- colour code — a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors
- colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour
- columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- compendious — containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct
- compendiums — Plural form of compendium.
- computerdom — the computer industry
- concludable — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- conducement — the action or quality of conducing
- conductance — the ability of a system to conduct electricity, measured by the ratio of the current flowing through the system to the potential difference across it; the reciprocal of resistance. It is measured in reciprocal ohms, mhos, or siemens
- conductible — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- conductress — a female conductor