12-letter words containing n, s, d, i
- business end — The business end of a tool or weapon is the end of it which does the work or causes damage rather than the end that you hold.
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- cannibalised — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalise.
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- cardinal sin — If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it.
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cash in hand — a payment made directly in cash, rather than through a bank
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- chickenheads — Plural form of chickenhead.
- childishness — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- cloddishness — The quality of being cloddish.
- 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 union — a labor union in which admission of new members is restricted by rigid requirements.
- 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.
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- coincidences — Plural form of coincidence.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commissioned — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- condesending — Misspelling of condescending.
- conditionals — Plural form of conditional.
- conditioners — Plural form of conditioner.
- condominiums — Plural form of condominium.
- coney island — an island off the S shore of Long Island, New York: site of a large amusement park
- conidiospore — a conidium
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.