12-letter words containing d, o, u, c, i
- 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.
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- 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.
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- custodialism — of or relating to custody.
- custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- decommunized — Simple past tense and past participle of decommunize.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- dijudication — the act or process of dijudicating
- dilucidation — elucidation
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- discongruity — incongruity.
- discontinued — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- discontinues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discontinue.
- discotheques — Plural form of discotheque.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- discoverture — the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- disjunctions — Plural form of disjunction.
- dockominiums — Plural form of dockominium.
- docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double piece — a piece of plate armor for reinforcing or replacing a piece ordinarily used in a suit.
- double-click — to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.