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12-letter words containing s, c, a, r

  • cotortfeasor — (legal) A joint tortfeasor.
  • cotton grass — any of various N temperate and arctic grasslike bog plants of the cyperaceous genus Eriophorum, whose clusters of long silky hairs resemble cotton tufts
  • counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
  • countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
  • counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
  • counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
  • counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
  • 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
  • countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
  • 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.
  • courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
  • courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
  • cowardliness — lacking courage; contemptibly timid.
  • coxey's army — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
  • cradleboards — Plural form of cradleboard.
  • craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
  • craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
  • craftsperson — an artisan
  • craniologist — the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
  • cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
  • craniosacral — as in craniosacral therapy, an alternative therapy involving gentle manipulation of the bones and membranes of the skull, in order to treat a wide range of physical and psychological disorders
  • craniotomies — Plural form of craniotomy.
  • crash course — A crash course in a particular subject is a short course in which you are taught basic facts or skills, for example before you start a new job.
  • crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
  • crassamentum — a blood clot
  • crassulacean — as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis
  • crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
  • cream cheese — Cream cheese is a very rich, soft white cheese.
  • cream sherry — a full-bodied sweet sherry
  • creationists — Plural form of creationist.
  • creativeness — having the quality or power of creating.
  • creativities — the state or quality of being creative.
  • credit sales — sales for which the customer does not need to pay immediately
  • cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
  • crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
  • crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
  • criminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize.
  • criminalness — (rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
  • criminations — Plural form of crimination.
  • crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
  • cristobalite — a white microcrystalline mineral consisting of silica and occurring in volcanic rocks. Formula: SiO2
  • criticalness — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • criticisable — Alternative form of criticizable.
  • crocodilians — Plural form of crocodilian.
  • crop sprayer — a device for spraying crops
  • cross-action — an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff.
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