14-letter words containing d, e, c, u
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualized — Simple past tense and past participle of contextualize.
- convolutedness — twisted; coiled.
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- cough medicine — Cough medicine is liquid medicine that you take when you have a cough.
- counter-demand — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- counterchanged — Exchanged.
- countercharged — Simple past tense and past participle of countercharge.
- countercharmed — Simple past tense and past participle of countercharm.
- counterchecked — Simple past tense and past participle of countercheck.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- countermanding — Present participle of countermand.
- countermarched — Simple past tense and past participle of countermarch.
- counterplotted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterplot.
- counterpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint.
- counterpunched — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpunch.
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
- counterweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh.
- coup de foudre — a sudden and amazing action or event
- coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- cover-shoulder — a type of blouse worn in Ghana
- cream-coloured — cream in colour
- credit account — a credit system by means of which customers may obtain goods and services before payment
- credit squeeze — the control of credit facilities as an instrument of economic policy, associated with restrictions on bank loans and overdrafts, raised interest rates, etc
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- crossed cheque — a cheque with two parallel lines on it, which is payable only into a bank account
- cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
- crushed velvet — velvet with a flat finish that has a creased effect
- crutched friar — a member of a mendicant order, suppressed in 1656
- cuisenaire rod — one of a set of rods of various colours and lengths representing different numbers, used to teach arithmetic to young children
- culture medium — a nutritive substance, such as an agar gel or liquid medium, in which cultures of bacteria, fungi, animal cells, or plant cells are grown
- cultured pearl — A cultured pearl is a pearl that is created by putting sand or grit into an oyster.
- cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- cut sheet feed — the automatic movement of single sheets of paper through the platen of the printer
- cut the comedy — to stop joking
- cut-off device — a device that terminates the flow or supply of something
- cutlery drawer — a drawer in which cutlery is kept
- cutting garden — a household flower garden planted solely for growing flowers that are to be cut and displayed indoors.
- cyanoguanidine — dicyandiamide.
- cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
- damascus steel — a hard flexible steel with wavy markings caused by forging the metal in strips: used for sword blades
- data structure — an organized form, such as an array list or string, in which connected data items are held in a computer
- de-icing fluid — a liquid that removes or discourages the formation of ice
- deccan plateau — triangular tableland occupying most of the peninsula of India, between the Eastern Ghats & Western Ghats & south of the Narbada River
- decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
- deconstructing — Present participle of deconstruct.
- deconstruction — a technique of literary analysis that regards meaning as resulting from the differences between words rather than their reference to the things they stand for. Different meanings are discovered by taking apart the structure of the language used and exposing the assumption that words have a fixed reference point beyond themselves
- deconstructive — of or relating to deconstruction