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12-letter words containing p, c, u

  • counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
  • counterplots — Plural form of counterplot.
  • counterpoint — Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
  • counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
  • counterpower — an opposing power
  • counterproof — a reverse impression of a newly printed proof of an engraving made by laying it while wet upon plain paper and passing it through the press
  • counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
  • counterreply — a reply made in response to a reply; rejoinder.
  • counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
  • counterspell — a spell or charm which acts against another spell, esp in fantasy or role-playing games
  • counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
  • counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
  • countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
  • country park — an area of countryside, usually not less than 10 hectares, set aside for public recreation: often funded by a Countryside Commission grant
  • coup d'essai — a first attempt.
  • coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
  • couple-close — Heraldry. a narrow chevron, one-quarter the usual breadth.
  • craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
  • crepe rubber — a type of crude natural rubber in the form of colourless or pale yellow crinkled sheets, prepared by pressing bleached coagulated latex through corrugated rollers: used for the soles of shoes and in making certain surgical and medical goods
  • crepusculous — Alternative form of crepuscular.
  • crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
  • crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
  • crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
  • croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
  • crowd-puller — If you describe a performer or event as a crowd-puller, you mean that they attract a large audience.
  • crucian carp — a common cyprinid, Carassius carassius, that closely resembles the wild form of goldfish, occurring in streams in most parts of Europe and northern Asia.
  • cryptococcus — any fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which cause disease in animals and humans
  • cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
  • cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
  • cryptozygous — having the skull broad and the face narrow.
  • cub reporter — A cub reporter is a young newspaper journalist who is still being trained.
  • culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
  • culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
  • cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
  • cupid's dart — blue succory.
  • cupid's-dart — blue succory.
  • cuprammonium — an ion of copper oxide used (in solution) in the manufacture of rayon and other man-made fibres
  • cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
  • curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
  • curry powder — Curry powder is a powder made from a mixture of spices. It is used in cooking, especially when making curry.
  • curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
  • curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
  • curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
  • cushion pink — a low-growing mountain plant, Silene acaulis, of Europe and North America, having deep pink to purplish, solitary flowers and forming mosslike patches on rocky or barren ground.
  • cusip number — A CUSIP number is a number that identifies an individual security like a stock or a bond.
  • cut up rough — to become angry or bad-tempered
  • data capture — any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
  • decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
  • decompounded — Simple past tense and past participle of decompound.
  • deduplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of deduplicate.
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