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12-letter words containing d, i, u, r

  • circumflexed — (linguistics, of a written word) exhibiting circumflex accent.
  • circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
  • circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
  • circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
  • cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
  • clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
  • cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
  • coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
  • colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
  • colour slide — a colour transparency
  • colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
  • columnarized — columnar (def 3).
  • 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.
  • conductorial — relating to a conductor
  • configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
  • conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
  • consumerized — to make (goods or a product) suitable or available for mass consumption: to consumerize computers by making them cheaper.
  • coproduction — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
  • coram judice — before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).
  • correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
  • counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
  • countermined — Simple past tense and past participle of countermine.
  • craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
  • credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
  • cri de coeur — a cry from the heart; heartfelt or sincere appeal
  • crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
  • crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
  • crowdfunding — Crowdfunding is when a large number of people each give an amount of money to pay for a project, especially by using a website to collect the money.
  • culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
  • culvertailed — dove-tailed
  • cupid's dart — blue succory.
  • cupid's-dart — blue succory.
  • curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
  • curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
  • curvicaudate — having a curved tail
  • daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
  • daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
  • dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
  • danube river — a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
  • dark tourism — tourism to sites associated with tragedies, disasters, and death
  • darmstadtium — a synthetic radioactive element produced in small quantities by cold fusion in a linear accelerator. Symbol: Ds; atomic no: 110
  • darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
  • daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
  • daughterling — a small daughter
  • david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
  • david turner — (person)   Professor David A Turner. One of the pioneers of functional languages. He designed several languages, including, SASL (1976), KRC (1981), and Miranda, many of which were implemented using combinators and the S-K reduction machine which he defined. He coined the name "ZF expression" for the list comprehension. He worked at UKC and set up a company, Research Software Limited to market Miranda.
  • day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
  • de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
  • dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
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