12-letter words containing l, s, i
- 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.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- chesterfield — a man's knee-length overcoat, usually with a fly front to conceal the buttons and having a velvet collar
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- childishness — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chilien shan — Qilian Shan.
- chilli sauce — a highly seasoned sauce made of tomatoes cooked with chilli and other spices and seasonings
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinese leaf — the edible leaves of a Chinese cabbage
- chinese wall — a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
- chocolatiers — Plural form of chocolatier.
- choicelessly — In a choiceless manner.
- choir school — (in Britain) a school, esp a preparatory school attached to a cathedral, college, etc, offering general education to boys whose singing ability is good
- cholericness — The state or quality of being choleric.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- churlishness — The state of being churlish.
- chylomicrons — Plural form of chylomicron.
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circular saw — A circular saw is a round metal disk with a sharp edge which is used for cutting wood and other materials.
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularise.