12-letter words containing n, t, e
- country life — life in the country
- country mile — a long way
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- country-bred — brought up in the country
- countrywomen — Plural form of countrywoman.
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- county clerk — a senior local government official
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- covetiveness — acquisitiveness
- covetousness — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- craft centre — a large shop that sells craftwork
- craftsperson — an artisan
- craniometric — the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.
- craniotomies — Plural form of craniotomy.
- crank letter — a hostile or fanatical letter, often sent anonymously.
- crassamentum — a blood clot
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- creationists — Plural form of creationist.
- creativeness — having the quality or power of creating.
- 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.
- credit entry — an accounting entry showing income or capital assets
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- 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
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criticalness — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- cross potent — a cross with equal arms, each of which ends in a bar
- cross-garnet — a hinge with a long horizontal strap fixed to the face of a door and a short vertical leaf fixed to the door frame
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- crown antler — the topmost prong of a stag's antler.
- crown cutter — a hollow, thin-walled cylinder having teeth formed radially on the end and used for cutting round holes out of thin, flat stock.
- crown estate — the property owned by the British Crown; state-owned property
- cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- current cost — The current cost of assets is their current value, or what it would cost to replace them at this time.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- 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 time — the time at which a play or other performance is scheduled to begin.
- cutting edge — If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments.
- cyanogenetic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- cybercasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- cybernetical — of or relating to cybernetics