12-letter words containing y
- continuingly — to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission.
- continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- contributary — contributory
- contributory — A contributory factor of a problem or accident is one of the things which caused it to exist or happen.
- controllably — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- convectively — In a convective manner.
- conveniently — suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use.
- convergently — characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
- conveyancing — Conveyancing is the process of transferring the legal ownership of property.
- conveyorized — to equip (a factory or the like) with conveyor belts.
- convincingly — persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a convincing demonstration of the car's safety features.
- conviviality — friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- convolutedly — twisted; coiled.
- convulsively — of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
- conway's law — (project, humour) The rule (presumably formulated by Melvin Conway) that the organisation of software and the organisation of the software team will be congruent; originally stated as "If you have four groups working on a compiler, you'll get a 4-pass compiler".
- cookery book — A cookery book is the same as a cookbook.
- coomaraswamy — Ananda (Kentish). 1877–1947, Ceylonese art historian and interpreter of Indian culture to the West
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- copolymerise — Alt form copolymerize.
- copolymerize — to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
- coprosperity — joint prosperity
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- core gateway — Historically, one of a set of gateways (routers) operated by the Internet Network Operations Center at Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). The core gateway system formed a central part of Internet routing in that all groups must advertise paths to their networks from a core gateway.
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
- correctively — In a corrective manner; so as to correct something.
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- coscinomancy — a form of divination involving the interpretation of the movement of a sieve suspended by shears
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cost-justify — to justify the allotment or spending of a specific sum of money for (an investment, procurement, etc.).
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- cotton candy — Cotton candy is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- cottonocracy — a group amongst the upper class consisting of those members whose wealth comes from the cotton trade
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- countability — the fact of being countable
- counterparty — a person who is a party to a contract
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- counterreply — a reply made in response to a reply; rejoinder.
- counterstyle — an opposing style
- countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
- country club — A country club is a club in the country where you can play sports and attend social events.
- country code — a code of good practice recommended to those who use the countryside for recreational purposes
- country folk — people who live in the country
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- country life — life in the country