12-letter words containing s, c, i, u, r
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- christchurch — a city in New Zealand, on E South Island: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; suffered major damage and loss of life in a series of earthquakes in 2010–11. Pop: 366 000 (2013 est)
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- churlishness — The state of being churlish.
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circular saw — A circular saw is a round metal disk with a sharp edge which is used for cutting wood and other materials.
- circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
- circularises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularise.
- circularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularize.
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumcising — Present participle of circumcise.
- circumcision — surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- circumflexes — Plural form of circumflex.
- circumfluous — flowing all around
- circumfusile — able to be diffused or poured around
- circumfusing — Present participle of circumfuse.
- circumfusion — to pour around; diffuse.
- circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
- circumscribe — If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- circumscript — Rare. limited or confined.
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- circus catch — a spectacular or difficult catch, esp. one made by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football
- cirrocumulus — a high cloud of ice crystals grouped into small separate globular masses, usually occurring above 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
- cirrostratus — a uniform layer of cloud above about 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
- cirrus logic — (company) A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software).
- citrus fruit — any fruit belonging to the genus Citrus
- civil unrest — Civil unrest is fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize.
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- congruencies — congruence.
- conjurations — Plural form of conjuration.
- connaisseurs — Plural form of connaisseur.
- connoisseurs — An expert judge in matters of taste.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- constructing — Present participle of construct.
- construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.