12-letter words containing l, a, u
- claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- 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
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- claudication — limping; lameness
- clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- clubbability — The quality of being clubbable.
- 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
- clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
- clutch plate — a plate in a vehicle's clutch that connects to the transmission
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coconut palm — A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.
- cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- colloquially — characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- colour chart — a chart with samples of paint colours
- colour guard — a military guard in a parade, ceremony, etc, that carries and escorts the flag or regimental colours
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- communicably — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsatory — compulsory
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- conclusional — the end or close; final part.
- conductorial — relating to a conductor
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.