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12-letter words containing l, o, s

  • circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
  • circulations — Plural form of circulation.
  • circumfluous — flowing all around
  • cirrocumulus — a high cloud of ice crystals grouped into small separate globular masses, usually occurring above 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
  • 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).
  • civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
  • cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
  • cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
  • cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
  • claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
  • clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
  • clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
  • clams casino — broiled clams topped with garlic butter, bacon, bread crumbs, etc. and served in their bottom shells
  • clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
  • clap eyes on — to catch sight of
  • class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
  • class method — (programming)   1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
  • class object — (programming)   In object-oriented programming, an object of class "class" that represents a class at run time. The existence of class objects allows introspection - the ability for a program to discover and modify attributes of its own code. (See self-modifying code). A class object may also be used for "housekeeping" tasks like keeping count of how many objects of the class have been created, though this may also be done by some kind of collection object. A class method is a method that operates on class objects.
  • classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
  • claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
  • cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
  • cleptobiosis — an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.
  • clerestories — Plural form of clerestory.
  • clergyperson — a member of the clergy
  • clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
  • clinozoisite — a monoclinic mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, a variety of epidote, dimorphous with zoisite.
  • clintonomics — (used with a singular verb) the economic policies set forth by President Bill Clinton.
  • cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
  • cloisterless — a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
  • clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
  • clos network — (networking)   A type of network topology that can connect N inputs to N outputs with less that N^2 crosspoint switches.
  • close combat — the act of fighting at close quarters
  • close helmet — a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.
  • close season — In football and some other sports, the close season is the period of the year when the sport is not played professionally.
  • close stitch — buttonhole stitch.
  • close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
  • close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
  • close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
  • close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
  • close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
  • closed chain — any structural arrangement, used in the models and formulas of molecules, consisting of a chain of atoms that forms a closed geometric figure; ring
  • closed cycle — a heat engine in which the working substance is continuously circulated and does not need replenishment
  • closed shell — (in atomic structure) a shell that contains the maximum number of electrons permitted by the exclusion principle.
  • closed union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
  • closed-stack — having access to the stacks limited to the staff of the library or to a limited group of library users.
  • closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
  • closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
  • closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
  • closet queen — a man who is homosexual but does not admit the fact
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