12-letter words containing d, i, s, o, c
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
- closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
- coccidiostat — a drug used to treat coccidiosis
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- codiscoverer — a fellow discoverer
- coincidences — Plural form of coincidence.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- commissioned — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.
- commoditised — Simple past tense and past participle of commoditise.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- condesending — Misspelling of condescending.
- conditionals — Plural form of conditional.
- conditioners — Plural form of conditioner.
- condominiums — Plural form of condominium.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- conidiospore — a conidium
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- considerance — consideration
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
- consolidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate.
- consolidator — a person or thing that consolidates
- consumerized — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
- cook islands — a group of islands in the SW Pacific, an overseas territory of New Zealand: consists of the Lower Cooks and the Northern Cooks Capital: Avarua, on Rarotonga. Pop: 10 447 (2013 est). Area: 234 sq km (90 sq miles)
- coordinators — Plural form of coordinator.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- corregidores — the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- credit score — A borrower's credit score is a number calculated by a credit bureau to express how likely they are to be able to pay back their loans.