13-letter words containing ar
- circularizing — Present participle of circularize.
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- ciudad juarez — a city in N Mexico, in Chihuahua state on the Río Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. Pop: 1 469 000 (2005 est)
- claims farmer — a middleman who encourages people to make compensation claims and who then sells these claims on to a lawyer
- clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
- clare-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- clarification — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- clarificatory — Of or pertaining to clarification.
- clarinettists — Plural form of clarinettist.
- class library — (programming) A library of reusable classes for use with an object-oriented programming system.
- class warfare — conflict, tension between social classes
- class-warfare — Also called class conflict. conflict between different classes in a community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed interests.
- clear a table — When you clear a table, you remove things from it that you do not want to be there.
- clear channel — a radio broadcast channel cleared for long-distance broadcasting during nighttime hours.
- clear the air — to rid a situation of tension or discord by settling misunderstandings, etc
- clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clear-up rate — the percentage of a category of crimes that are solved
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- clearing loan — a bank loan to finance the purchase of securities which is repayable within the calendar day on which it is made.
- clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
- clearing sale — the auction of plant, stock, and effects of a country property, esp after the property has changed hands
- clearing-line — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- co-curricular — related but only complementary to the official curriculum, as a civic or service activity outside the classroom.
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- cocarboxylase — thiamine pyrophosphate
- cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
- cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
- cochleariform — having a spoon shape
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- collar button — the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
- collared dove — a European dove, Streptopelia decaocto, having a brownish-grey plumage with a black band on the back of the neck
- colomb-bechar — former name of Béchar.
- commissariats — Plural form of commissariat.
- commissionary — Of, relating to, or conferring a commission.
- common canary — See under canary (def 1).
- common market — A common market is an organization of countries who have agreed to trade freely with each other and make common decisions about industry and agriculture.
- communitarian — a member of a communist community
- comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- comparativist — a comparatist
- compare notes — to exchange opinions
- compartimento — any of the 18 administrative districts into which Italy is divided.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.