12-letter words containing d, u
- 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.
- crowd-puller — If you describe a performer or event as a crowd-puller, you mean that they attract a large audience.
- 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.
- crowdsourced — Obtained by crowdsourcing.
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- cuddle class — a category of airline ticket in which two passengers purchase an additional seat so that they may recline together along a row of three seats
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- cum dividend — (of shares, etc) with the right to current dividend
- 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
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- curry powder — Curry powder is a powder made from a mixture of spices. It is used in cooking, especially when making curry.
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- custard tart — a small pastry case filled with egg custard
- custodialism — of or relating to custody.
- custom-build — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- custom-order — to obtain by special or individual order: These wide doors have to be custom-ordered.
- customs duty — a tax payable to customs when importing or exporting goods
- customs shed — a large building in which customs officers carry out customs inspections
- cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.
- cut-off date — the last date on which it is possible to do something
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- cutting edge — If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments.
- d'anjou pear — Anjou pear
- daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
- daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
- 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.
- dak bungalow — (in India, formerly) a house where travellers on a dak route could be accommodated
- dame fortune — the personification of fortune as a woman
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- 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 current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- 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.
- dasyphyllous — (of leaves) hairy or woolly
- data capture — any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
- data exhaust — unstructured information or data that is a by-product of the online activities of Internet users: Collecting and analyzing data exhaust can provide valuable insight into the purchasing habits of consumers.
- date squares — a sweet made of a date filling on an oatmeal base with a crumble topping, cut into squares
- daughtercard — daughterboard
- daughterless — Without a daughter.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.