12-letter words containing n, o, r, a
- contrapposto — (in the visual arts) a curving or asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure with the shoulders, hips, and legs in different planes
- contraptions — Plural form of contraption.
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
- contrariness — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- contrastable — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contravening — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
- contributary — contributory
- contriturate — to triturate completely
- contrivances — Plural form of contrivance.
- controllable — If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
- controllably — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- controversal — (obsolete, rare) Facing opposite directions.
- conurbations — Plural form of conurbation.
- conversating — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
- conversative — talkative
- conversional — the act or process of converting; state of being converted.
- cook-general — (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
- cooling rack — a wire frame used for cooling food on
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coordinating — Present participle of coordinate.
- coordination — Coordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
- coordinative — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- coordinators — Plural form of coordinator.
- copperfasten — (transitive, historical) To protect the timbers [of a ship] with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- core drawing — drawing of fine tubing using wire as a mandrel.
- corn earworm — the larva of the noctuid moth Heliothis armigera, which feeds on maize and many other crop plants
- corn-cracker — a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of a class of poor white people in the southern U.S.
- corner chair — a chair having an approximately square seat with a leg at each corner and a back extending around two adjacent sides.
- corner table — a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- coronal hole — a part of the solar corona that appears dark on optical and x-ray images and is characterized by low temperature and low density.
- corotational — (astronomy) That rotates in conjunction with another body.
- corporations — Plural form of corporation.
- correctional — Correctional means related to prisons.
- correlations — Plural form of correlation.
- corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- cosurfactant — a surfactant that acts in addition to another surfactant, further reducing the surface tension of a liquid
- cotoneasters — Plural form of cotoneaster.
- cotton grass — any of various N temperate and arctic grasslike bog plants of the cyperaceous genus Eriophorum, whose clusters of long silky hairs resemble cotton tufts
- cottonocracy — a group amongst the upper class consisting of those members whose wealth comes from the cotton trade
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996