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12-letter words containing cla

  • claudication — limping; lameness
  • clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
  • claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
  • clavicembalo — a harpsichord.
  • clavieristic — relating to a clavier
  • claw hatchet — a hatchet with a claw at one end of its head for extracting nails
  • claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
  • clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
  • clayton fern — a tall fern, Osmunda claytoniana, of eastern North America and eastern Asia, having an interruption of growth in the center of some fronds.
  • conclamation — a loud outcry made by many people shouting simultaneously, esp one lamenting a person who has died
  • counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
  • cuddle class — a category of airline ticket in which two passengers purchase an additional seat so that they may recline together along a row of three seats
  • cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
  • declamations — Plural form of declamation.
  • declarations — Plural form of declaration.
  • declassified — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
  • declassifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declassify.
  • deny a claim — If an insurance company denies a claim, it refuses to pay a claim submitted by a policyholder.
  • disclamation — the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.
  • electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
  • exclamations — Plural form of exclamation.
  • feet of clay — a weakness or hidden flaw in the character of a greatly admired or respected person: He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.
  • file a claim — If you file a claim, you make a request to an insurance company for payment of a sum of money according to the terms of an insurance policy.
  • final clause — a clause expressing intention or purpose
  • fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
  • handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
  • happy-clappy — of or denoting a form of evangelical Christianity in which members of the congregation sing and clap enthusiastically during acts of worship
  • ian maclaren — James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
  • iconoclastic — attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
  • infant class — (in England and Wales) a class at infant school for young schoolchildren between the ages of 5 and 7
  • infraclasses — Plural form of infraclass.
  • jump a claim — to seize mining rights or land claimed by someone else
  • junior class — the penultimate class in high school or college
  • lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
  • mare clausum — a body of navigable water under the sole jurisdiction of a nation.
  • master class — a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.
  • middle class — educated and well off
  • middle-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle class; bourgeois: middle-class taste; middle-class morality.
  • neoclassical — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
  • nested class — (Java)   In Java, a class defined within an enclosing class definition. A static nested class has no direct access to the members of its enclosing class whereas a non-static nested class, known as an "inner class", is associated with an instance of the enclosing class and an instance of the inner class has direct access to the members of its enclosing instance.
  • nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
  • nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
  • nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
  • nonclassical — not classical or contrary to classical precepts.
  • nonclassroom — not located in the traditional classroom
  • orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
  • osteoclastic — (pathology) Of or pertaining to an osteoclast.
  • overclassify — to classify to excess
  • preclassical — occurring or existing in, produced during or characteristic of a period prior to the classical period
  • preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
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