12-letter words containing n, e, c, s, a
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- channel bass — red drum.
- channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- chickenheads — Plural form of chickenhead.
- chieftainess — a female chieftain
- chilien shan — Qilian Shan.
- china closet — a cabinet or cupboard for storing or exhibiting chinaware.
- chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- 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
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- christianise — to make Christian.
- christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.
- christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
- circassienne — a kind of light cashmere
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- clannishness — of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- client state — A client state is a country which is controlled or influenced by another larger and more powerful state, or which depends on this state for support and protection.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- 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-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
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coarse grain — granularity
- coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another