12-letter words containing g, l, u
- camouflaging — Present participle of camouflage.
- cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
- capitulating — Present participle of capitulate.
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- cattle guard — A cattle guard is the same as a cattle grid.
- ch-ien--lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
- cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
- cirrus logic — (company) A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software).
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- class a drug — (in Britain) any of the most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and MDMA
- class b drug — (in Britain) any of the second most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including amphetamine
- class c drug — (in Britain) any of the least dangerous group of controlled drugs, including temazepam and cannabis
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- colour guard — a military guard in a parade, ceremony, etc, that carries and escorts the flag or regimental colours
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- concurringly — In a concurring manner; concurrently.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- conglobulate — to form into a globe or ball
- conglutinant — (of the edges of a wound or fracture) promoting union; adhesive
- conglutinate — to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process
- congratulant — expressing congratulation
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- conqueringly — in a conquering manner
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- contiguously — touching; in contact.
- continuingly — to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission.
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- corticofugal — (of a nerve fiber) originating in and running from the cerebral cortex.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- court ruling — a decision made by a court
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- cultural lag — the difference in the rate of change between two parts of a culture
- cunnilingist — Alt form cunnilinguist.
- curling iron — A curling iron is a metal device, resembling scissors, that you heat and use to form curls in your hair.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- cutting tool — A cutting tool is a pointed tool mounted in a machine tool and used for cutting materials.
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- dak bungalow — (in India, formerly) a house where travellers on a dak route could be accommodated
- daughterless — Without a daughter.