12-letter words containing t, c

circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
circumnutate — to rotate slightly on a central axis
circumrotary — Alternative form of circumrotatory.
circumrotate — to turn like a wheel; rotate
circumscript — Rare. limited or confined.
circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
circus catch — a spectacular or difficult catch, esp. one made by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football
cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
cirrostratus — a uniform layer of cloud above about 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
citizen kane — an American film (1941), directed by and starring Orson Welles.
citlaltepetl — a volcano in SE Mexico, in central Veracruz state: the highest peak in the country. Height: 5636 m (18 492 ft), though this is disputed between different sources
citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
citriculture — the cultivation of citrus fruits
citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
citrus fruit — any fruit belonging to the genus Citrus
city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
city chicken — pieces of pork or veal that are skewered and breaded, and cooked by braising or baking
city college — an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education in the US and Canada
city company — (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London
city council — a municipal body having legislative and administrative powers, such as passing ordinances and appropriating funds.
city dweller — a resident or inhabitant of a city
city edition — an early edition of a daily newspaper on sale locally, usually a later edition than the one sent for out-of-town distribution.
city fathers — You can refer to the members of a city council or city's government as the city fathers.
city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
civic center — In a city or town, a civic center is a building or buildings that contain local government offices and often recreational or cultural facilities for the public.
civic centre — the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration
civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
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.
civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
civvy street — People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
clapham sect — a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc
claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
clara barton — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
clarinettist — A clarinettist is someone who plays the clarinet.
class action — A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.
class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
class object — (programming) In object-oriented programming, an object of class "class" that represents a class at run time. The existence of class objects allows introspection - the ability for a program to discover and modify attributes of its own code. (See self-modifying code). A class object may also be used for "housekeeping" tasks like keeping count of how many objects of the class have been created, though this may also be done by some kind of collection object. A class method is a method that operates on class objects.
class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
classicality — (uncountable) The condition of being classical.
classicistic — Of or pertaining to classicism.
clatteringly — With a clattering sound.

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