12-letter words containing t, o, r, u, l
- butter cloth — a type of open, unsized muslin
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- chlorophytum — any plant of the genus Chlorophytum, esp C. elatum variegatum, grown as a pot plant for its long narrow leaves with a light central stripe, and characterized by the production of offsets at the end of long scapes: family Liliaceae
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- cloture rule — a rule adopted by the United States Senate in 1917 that enables the breaking of a filibuster
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
- colour chart — a chart with samples of paint colours
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- computerless — having no computer
- computerlike — similar to a computer
- concurrently — occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
- conductorial — relating to a conductor
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- congratulant — expressing congratulation
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- conjunctural — a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs.
- connaturally — In a connatural manner.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- contour line — a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth
- contractural — characterized by contractures
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- control unit — the part of the computer that processes hardware, software, and user inputs and directs their implementation
- corbel vault — a structure having the form of a vault but constructed on the principle of a corbel arch.
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- corticofugal — (of a nerve fiber) originating in and running from the cerebral cortex.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterbluff — a bluff made in opposition to another bluff
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.