12-letter words containing o, m, u, l
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- circumfluous — flowing all around
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
- cirrocumulus — a high cloud of ice crystals grouped into small separate globular masses, usually occurring above 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- coconut milk — Coconut milk is the milky juice inside coconuts.
- coconut palm — A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.
- collembolous — of or relating to colembolans
- colour model — (graphics) Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
- columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
- commodiously — In a commodious manner.
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- communicably — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
- complicitous — having complicity
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsatory — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsivity — compulsiveness
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- computerless — having no computer
- computerlike — similar to a computer
- connubialism — the state of being married
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contumelious — rude in a contemptuous way; insulting and humiliating
- coram populo — in the presence of the people; publicly
- costume ball — a fancy dress ball
- councilmanic — of or relating to a councilman or councilwoman
- councilwoman — A councilwoman is a woman who is a member of a local council.
- councilwomen — Plural form of councilwoman.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- country mile — a long way
- culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.