11-letter words containing d, u, c
- chugalugged — Simple past tense and past participle of chugalug.
- church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
- churchwards — in the direction of the church
- churchyards — Plural form of churchyard.
- churn drill — a portable drill rig using a bit fashioned on a massive steel cylinder that is alternately lifted and dropped to drill a hole in earth and rock.
- circumcised — (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
- circumcized — Simple past tense and past participle of circumcize.
- circumfused — Simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse.
- cire perdue — a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away
- ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- claudius ii — full name Marcus Aurelius Claudius, called Gothicus. 214–270 ad, Roman emperor (268–270)
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- click fraud — repeated clicking on an online advert for fraudulent purposes, esp to charge the advertiser for fictitious traffic to their website
- clinandrium — a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the anthers
- close round — to encircle; surround
- closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.
- closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
- cloud grass — a grass, Agrostis nebulosa, of Spain, having clusters of tiny spikelets on slender stalks, used in bouquets.
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cloudbursts — Plural form of cloudburst.
- cloudlessly — Without clouds.
- cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
- club-footed — a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.
- clutch disk — The clutch disk or clutch plate is the rotating part of the clutch, to which the friction material is attached.
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- co-producer — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coadjutants — Plural form of coadjutant.
- coadjuvancy — (rare) cooperation, mutual effort, joint-help.
- coadunation — (obsolete) union into a single body or mass; unity.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coast guard — The coast guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast.
- coati-mundi — coati
- code number — a number used to identify something
- coeducation — instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- cold fusion — the process of creating nuclear fusion at room temperature in order to create a power source
- cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- color guard — the persons carrying and escorting the colors (flag) in a parade, ceremony, etc.
- colour code — a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors
- colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.
- colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour