12-letter words containing d, e, t, r
- cataphracted — covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales.
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cattle drive — the process of moving cattle across country, often carried out by cowboys on horseback
- cattle guard — A cattle guard is the same as a cattle grid.
- cattleduffer — a cattle thief.
- center field — the middle area of the outfield
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- centeredness — The state of being centered.
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
- certificated — A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard.
- chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
- circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- city dweller — a resident or inhabitant of a city
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
- coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- collaborated — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- compte rendu — a short review or notice, esp of a book
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- concamerated — Simple past tense and past participle of concamerate.
- concentrated — A concentrated liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.
- concertinaed — a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- conditioners — Plural form of conditioner.
- confederated — Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- conflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate.
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.
- consternated — to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
- content word — a word to which an independent meaning can be given by reference to a world outside any sentence in which the word may occur
- contractedly — in a shortened manner