12-letter words containing i, c, l, e, s
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
- c'est la vie — that's life
- cable stitch — a pattern or series of knitting stitches producing a design like a twisted rope
- cable-stitch — a series of stitches used in knitting to produce a cable effect.
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- callisthenes — c360–327 b.c, Greek philosopher: chronicled Alexander the Great's conquests.
- callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calycoideous — calycoid
- camel's hair — the hair of the camel
- camel's-hair — made of camel's hair.
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- cannibalised — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalise.
- cannibalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cannibalize.
- canonicalise — (transitive, computing, UK) Alternative form of canonicalize.
- capabilities — the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
- cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
- castellation — Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- cat squirrel — the gray squirrel, as distinguished from the fox squirrel.
- caterpillars — Plural form of caterpillar.
- caterpillers — Archaic spelling of caterpillarst; Plural form of caterpiller.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- caustic lime — lime1 (def 1).
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- ceiling rose — decorative plaster centrepiece
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- celestine ii — (Guido di Castello) flourished 12th century, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1143–44.
- celestine iv — (Godfrey Castiglione) died 1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1241.
- celtic cross — a Latin cross with a broad ring surrounding the point of intersection
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- central asia — a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south. It includes the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as Afghanistan and parts of Iran, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, India, and southwestern Siberia.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.