12-letter words containing t, c
- collectivize — If farms or factories are collectivized, they are brought under state ownership and control, usually by combining a number of small farms or factories into one large one.
- collectorate — the office of a collector in India
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collegiates' — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- collineation — The act of collineating; collimation.
- colliquation — liquefaction
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- collocations — Plural form of collocation.
- colluctation — a struggle or conflict
- colonialists — Plural form of colonialist.
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- coloquintida — colocynth (defs 1, 2).
- color filter — colored glass, dyed gelatin, etc., used to produce certain color or light effects, as in photography
- color-caster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- colorimeters — Plural form of colorimeter.
- colorimetric — a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.
- colorization — Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films.
- colour chart — a chart with samples of paint colours
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- colposcopist — an instrument that magnifies the cells of the cervix and vagina to permit direct observation and study of the living tissue.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- columniation — the arrangement of architectural columns
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- combat pants — trousers: military style
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- combinations — a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come back to — If you come back to a topic or point, you talk about it again later.
- come between — If someone or something comes between two people, or comes between a person and a thing, they make the relationship or connection between them less close or happy.
- come down to — If a problem, decision, or question comes down to a particular thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
- come home to — to become absolutely clear to
- come off it! — stop trying to fool me!
- come out for — to announce one's approval of; endorse
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- come to hand — to become available; be received
- come to life — If something or someone comes to life, they become active.
- come to mind — be recalled
- come to pass — to take place
- come to rest — When an object that has been moving comes to rest, it finally stops.
- come unstuck — If something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- comfort food — If you call something comfort food, you mean it is enjoyable to eat and makes you feel happier, although it may not be very good for your health.
- comfort stop — a short break on a journey to allow travellers to go to the toilet