12-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- convivialist — friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- conviviality — friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- convulsional — relating to convulsions
- cook islands — a group of islands in the SW Pacific, an overseas territory of New Zealand: consists of the Lower Cooks and the Northern Cooks Capital: Avarua, on Rarotonga. Pop: 10 447 (2013 est). Area: 234 sq km (90 sq miles)
- cooking salt — a type of salt used in cooking
- cooling rack — a wire frame used for cooling food on
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coquilla nut — the nut of a South American palm tree, Attalea funifera, having a hard brown shell used for carving
- corotational — (astronomy) That rotates in conjunction with another body.
- correctional — Correctional means related to prisons.
- correlations — Plural form of correlation.
- cosmogonical — Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
- cottian alps — a mountain range in SW Europe, between NW Italy and SE France: part of the Alps. Highest peak: Monte Viso, 3841 m (12 600 ft)
- council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
- council flat — a flat built or owned by a local council
- councilmanic — of or relating to a councilman or councilwoman
- councilwoman — A councilwoman is a woman who is a member of a local council.
- countability — the fact of being countable
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
- craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
- craniofacial — relating to both the cranium and the face
- craniologist — the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- craniosacral — as in craniosacral therapy, an alternative therapy involving gentle manipulation of the bones and membranes of the skull, in order to treat a wide range of physical and psychological disorders
- crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
- credentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- crenellating — Present participle of crenellate.
- crenellation — to furnish with crenels or battlements.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- creolization — (of a pidgin language) the process of becoming a creole
- criminal law — the body of law dealing with the constitution of offences and the punishment of offenders
- criminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of criminalize.
- criminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize.
- criminalness — (rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
- criticalness — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- crocodilians — Plural form of crocodilian.
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung
- curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
- cut and fill — a process of localized gradation whereby material eroded from one place is deposited a short distance away.