12-letter words containing t, o, y, u
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- country road — a road in the country
- country rock — the rock surrounding a mineral vein or igneous intrusion
- 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.
- country-born — born in the country
- country-bred — brought up in the country
- countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.
- countrywomen — Plural form of countrywoman.
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- county board — the governing body of a U.S. county consisting usually of three or more elected members.
- county clerk — a senior local government official
- county court — A county court is a local court which deals with private disputes between people, but does not deal with serious crimes.
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- courtly love — a tradition represented in Western European literature between the 12th and the 14th centuries, idealizing love between a knight and a revered (usually married) lady
- cruciformity — being in the shape of a cross; cross-shaped.
- cryptococcus — any fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which cause disease in animals and humans
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- cryptonymous — having a code name or secret name
- cryptozygous — having the skull broad and the face narrow.
- customs duty — a tax payable to customs when importing or exporting goods
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- cyclostomous — of or relating to a cyclostome
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- despiteously — in a despiteous or contemptuous manner
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discommunity — a lack of community
- discongruity — incongruity.
- dispiteously — in a manner that lacks pity
- disquisitory — of or relating to disquisition
- do your part — contribute
- doodly-squat — a minimum amount or degree; the least bit (usually used in the negative): This coin collection isn't worth doodly-squat in today's market.
- double entry — a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
- dry mounting — the technique of fastening a print, photograph, or the like to a board by using a heated thermoplastic tissue as an adhesive.
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duodenectomy — a complete or incomplete removal of the duodenum
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- duty officer — In the police or armed forces, a duty officer is an officer who is on duty at a particular time.
- dysfunctions — Plural form of dysfunction.