11-letter words containing r, e, c, u
- cineritious — See cinereous.
- circuitries — Plural form of circuitry.
- circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.
- circularize — to distribute circulars to
- circulative — Promoting circulation; circulating.
- circumcised — (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
- circumciser — to remove the prepuce of (a male), especially as a religious rite.
- circumcises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumcise.
- circumcized — Simple past tense and past participle of circumcize.
- circumflect — to emphasize with a circumflex accent
- circumfused — Simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse.
- circumfuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse.
- circumspect — If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- cire perdue — a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away
- ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- close round — to encircle; surround
- closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.
- cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- club member — a person who is a member of a club
- cluster cup — aecium.
- cluster fly — a dipterous fly, Pollenia rudis, that tends to gather in large numbers in attics in the autumn: family Calliphoridae. The larvae are parasitic in earthworms
- cluster leg — a leg having the form of a cluster of columns or shafts.
- co-producer — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coal cutter — a machine for undercutting a coal seam
- cocciferous — (of a plant) bearing berries
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- cocksuckers — (vulgar) Plural form of cocksucker.
- code number — a number used to identify something
- coelurosaur — any of various small to very large bipedal carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs belonging to the suborder Theropoda, active in the Triassic and Cretaceous periods; Tyrannosaurus was a coelurosaur, and birds are thought to have evolved from small coelurosaurs
- coexecutrix — a joint executrix.
- coextrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- coffee hour — an informal gathering of people at which coffee and refreshments are served.
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- colour code — a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors
- colour line — the social separation of racial groups within a community (esp in the phrase to cross the colour line)
- colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour
- colporteurs — Plural form of colporteur.
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- come up for — When someone or something comes up for consideration or action of some kind, the time arrives when they have to be considered or dealt with.
- commissures — Plural form of commissure.