12-letter words containing e, l, c, t, d
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- clovenfooted — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
- clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
- cobblestoned — Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- cold cathode — a cathode from which electrons are emitted at ambient temperature, due to a high potential gradient at the surface
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- collaborated — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- complemented — having a complement or complements.
- complimented — Simple past tense and past participle of compliment.
- conductively — In a conductive manner.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- conflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
- consolidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consolidate.
- constellated — Simple past tense and past participle of constellate.
- contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- control code — (character) A character code for a control character, normally including the values 0..31 or 127, inherited from ASCII, possibly extended to include other characters by the operating system or application program.
- convolutedly — twisted; coiled.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterworld — an alternative world opposite to the virtual world
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- credentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- credit limit — Your credit limit is the amount of debt that you are allowed, for example, by your credit card company.
- credit sales — sales for which the customer does not need to pay immediately
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan