12-letter words containing u, c, e
- cloture rule — a rule adopted by the United States Senate in 1917 that enables the breaking of a filibuster
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- club culture — the practice of protecting the reputation of one's workforce in the face of criticism, above all other considerations
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- cluelessness — The state of being clueless.
- cluster area — a place where a concentration of a particular phenomenon is found
- 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.
- cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
- cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
- clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
- clutch plate — a plate in a vehicle's clutch that connects to the transmission
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- cocksureness — The state or condition of being cocksure.
- cocoa butter — a yellowish-white waxy solid that is obtained from cocoa beans and used for confectionery, soap, etc
- coconut tree — palm tree: bears coconuts
- coffee house — A coffee house is a kind of bar where people sit to drink coffee and talk. Coffee houses were especially popular in Britain in the 18th century.
- coffeehouses — Plural form of coffeehouse.
- coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
- collembolous — of or relating to colembolans
- colliquative — capable of liquefaction or dissolution
- colorfulness — the quality of being colourful
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
- colour model — (graphics) Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- colour-coded — Things that are colour-coded use colours to represent different features or functions.
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come out for — to announce one's approval of; endorse
- come running — hurry, rush
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- 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.
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- comeuppances — Plural form of comeuppance.
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
- communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
- communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- communicatee — a person to whom a communicator communicates
- communicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communicate.