12-letter words containing e, a, s, t, u
- bushelbasket — a rounded basket with a capacity of one bushel
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- butter sauce — a sauce made of melted butter, often diluted with water, sometimes thickened with flour or egg yolk, or both, and seasoned with lemon juice.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- canterburies — Plural form of canterbury.
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- caster sugar — Caster sugar is white sugar that has been ground into fine grains. It is used in cooking.
- cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- caustic lime — lime1 (def 1).
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celebutantes — Plural form of celebutante.
- census taker — a person who gathers information for a census.
- census tract — a standard area in certain large American cities used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for purposes of population enumeration.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- cluster area — a place where a concentration of a particular phenomenon is found
- cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
- coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
- communicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate.
- compulsative — compulsory
- conductances — Plural form of conductance.
- confusticate — Slang. to confuse or perplex; bewilder.
- consultative — A consultative committee or document gives advice or makes proposals about a particular problem or subject.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consummative — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- continuances — Plural form of continuance.
- contractures — Plural form of contracture.
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- countenances — Plural form of countenance.
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train