12-letter words containing e, u, i
- consummative — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- conterminous — enclosed within a common boundary
- contiguities — Plural form of contiguity.
- continuances — Plural form of continuance.
- continuative — serving or tending to continue
- continuities — the state or quality of being continuous.
- contour line — a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth
- contributers — Misspelling of contributors.
- contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contriturate — to triturate completely
- contumelious — rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- convulsively — of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- coram judice — before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).
- corequisites — Plural form of corequisite.
- correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
- council fire — a fire kept burning continually during a council of American Indians.
- councilwomen — Plural form of councilwoman.
- counter-raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- counter-view — an opposing or contrasting opinion.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterimage — a corresponding image
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countermined — Simple past tense and past participle of countermine.
- countermines — Plural form of countermine.
- counterpoint — Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- countersigns — Plural form of countersign.
- countersinks — Plural form of countersink.
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- country life — life in the country
- country mile — a long way
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- courier firm — a firm that provides special delivery services
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- courtierlike — resembling a courtier in manner
- couscoussier — A double-chambered steamer used to prepare couscous.
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.