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12-letter words containing s, d, a

  • card stacker — the part of a card punch or card reader that collects into a pile those cards that have been processed
  • card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
  • cardan shaft — A cardan shaft or cardan drive is a propeller shaft fitted with universal joints at each end.
  • cardinal sin — If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it.
  • cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
  • cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
  • cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
  • cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
  • cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
  • carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
  • casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
  • cash advance — an amount of money borrowed as a short-term loan against a salary, credit card, etc
  • cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
  • cash in hand — a payment made directly in cash, rather than through a bank
  • cash-starved — A cash-starved company or organization does not have enough money to operate properly, usually because another organization, such as the government, is not giving them the money that they need.
  • cat standard — (in Britain) a standard accepted voluntarily by building societies relating to charges, access, etc, against which Individual Savings Accounts can be judged
  • cat's cradle — a game played by making intricate patterns with a loop of string between the fingers
  • catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
  • cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
  • caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
  • cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
  • cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
  • centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
  • chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
  • chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
  • change hands — to pass from one owner to another
  • charles drew — Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
  • cheerleaders — Plural form of cheerleader.
  • cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
  • cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
  • chef's salad — A chef's salad is a green salad with hard-boiled egg and strips of meat and cheese on top.
  • chickenheads — Plural form of chickenhead.
  • child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
  • child's play — something that is easy to do
  • chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
  • chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
  • chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
  • chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
  • chowderheads — Plural form of chowderhead.
  • cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
  • circularised — Simple past tense and past participle of circularise.
  • circumradius — the radius of the circle circumscribed around a triangle.
  • cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
  • cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
  • cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
  • clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
  • clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
  • class a drug — (in Britain) any of the most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and MDMA
  • class b drug — (in Britain) any of the second most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including amphetamine
  • class c drug — (in Britain) any of the least dangerous group of controlled drugs, including temazepam and cannabis
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