12-letter words containing r, o, t, a, u
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- counterstate — across state; traversing the state
- countertrade — international trade in which payment is made in goods rather than currency
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- counterwoman — A woman who serves at a counter.
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- country park — an area of countryside, usually not less than 10 hectares, set aside for public recreation: often funded by a Countryside Commission grant
- country road — a road in the country
- 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.
- countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.
- county board — the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.
- court action — a legal action
- court of law — When you refer to a court of law, you are referring to a legal court, especially when talking about the evidence that might be given in a trial.
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- 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)
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- crosscut saw — a saw for cutting timber across the grain
- crown quarto — a size of book, about 7½ × 10 inches (19 × 25 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: crown 4to.
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curvicostate — having curved ribs
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- curvirostral — having a curved or crooked beak
- cutwork lace — point coupé (def 2).
- cutwork-lace — Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
- daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
- dame fortune — the personification of fortune as a woman
- dark tourism — tourism to sites associated with tragedies, disasters, and death
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- denaturation — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced