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12-letter words containing r, o, c

  • clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
  • clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
  • clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
  • clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
  • clarion call — A clarion call is a strong and emotional appeal to people to do something.
  • claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
  • clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
  • clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
  • clerestories — Plural form of clerestory.
  • clergyperson — a member of the clergy
  • clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
  • clerofascist — A cleric supporting fascism or advocating a synthesis of religion and fascism.
  • clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
  • clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
  • clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
  • cloisterless — a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
  • clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • clos network — (networking)   A type of network topology that can connect N inputs to N outputs with less that N^2 crosspoint switches.
  • close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
  • closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
  • clothes prop — a long wooden pole with a forked end, used to raise a line of washing to enable it to catch the breeze
  • clothes rack — a framework for holding or displaying clothes in a shop
  • clothes tree — an upright pole with branching hooks or pegs near the top to hold coats and hats
  • clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
  • clotheshorse — a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing
  • clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
  • clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
  • cloture rule — a rule adopted by the United States Senate in 1917 that enables the breaking of a filibuster
  • cloud banner — banner cloud.
  • cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
  • cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
  • cloverleaves — Plural form of cloverleaf.
  • 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.
  • co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
  • co-operative — A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
  • co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
  • co-ownership — the fact or state of being one of the joint owners of something
  • co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
  • co-recipient — one of two or more recipients, as of an award.
  • coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
  • coach driver — a person who drives a coach
  • coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
  • coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
  • coarse grain — granularity
  • coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
  • coat of arms — The coat of arms of a family, town, or organization is a special design in the form of a shield that they use as a symbol of their identity.
  • coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
  • coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
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