12-letter words containing s, u, c
- counterforts — Plural form of counterfort.
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- countermines — Plural form of countermine.
- countermoves — Plural form of countermove.
- 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.
- counterplots — Plural form of counterplot.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- 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
- countersigns — Plural form of countersign.
- countersinks — Plural form of countersink.
- counterspell — a spell or charm which acts against another spell, esp in fantasy or role-playing games
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- 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
- counterstyle — an opposing style
- countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- 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.
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- couple-close — Heraldry. a narrow chevron, one-quarter the usual breadth.
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- couscoussier — A double-chambered steamer used to prepare couscous.
- covetousness — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- coxless four — a boat for four oarsman and no cox
- 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.
- crassamentum — a blood clot
- crassulacean — as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- crepusculous — Alternative form of crepuscular.
- crime-buster — a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime
- crookes tube — a type of cathode-ray tube in which the electrons are produced by a glow discharge in a low-pressure gas
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- cross colour — distortion in a colour television receiver in which high-frequency luminance detail is interpreted as colour information and reproduced as flashes of spurious colour
- cross cousin — a cousin who is the child of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother
- cross-cousin — a cousin who is the child either of one's mother's brother or one's father's sister.
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- crosscut saw — a saw for cutting timber across the grain
- crosscutting — a transverse cut or course.
- crowdsourced — Obtained by crowdsourcing.
- crucifixions — Plural form of crucifixion.