12-letter words containing res
- coresearcher — a joint researcher
- corespondent — a person charged with having committed adultery with the wife or husband from whom a divorce is being sought
- corregidores — the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.
- corresponded — to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to): His actions do not correspond with his words.
- cotton press — a press for baling cotton.
- crescendoing — Music. a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force. a musical passage characterized by such an increase. the performance of a crescendo passage: The crescendo by the violins is too abrupt.
- crested iris — a low iris, Iris cristata, of the eastern and central U.S., having faintly fragrant, yellow-crested, lilac-dotted flowers.
- crossdresser — to dress in clothing typically worn by members of the opposite sex.
- cryopreserve — to preserve (living tissue) at a very low temperature
- cub mistress — a woman who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- cypress knee — one of the woody growths that project above water from the roots of the bald cypress.
- cypress pine — any coniferous tree of the Australian genus Callitrus, having leaves in whorls and yielding valuable timber: family Cupressaceae
- cypress vine — a tropical American convolvulaceous climbing plant, Ipomoea pennata, having finely divided compound leaves and scarlet or white tubular flowers
- date squares — a sweet made of a date filling on an oatmeal base with a crumble topping, cut into squares
- decompressed — Simple past tense and past participle of decompress.
- decompresses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompress.
- decompressor — a device for lowering motor engine compression
- decrescendos — Plural form of decrescendo.
- degressively — in a degressive fashion
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- depressively — In a depressive manner.
- depressurise — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- depressurize — to reduce the pressure of a gas inside (a container or enclosed space), as in an aircraft cabin
- derepression — the act of derepressing a gene
- derestricted — (of a road or stretch of road) with no speed limits at all
- detritivores — Plural form of detritivore.
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- digressively — In a digressive fashion.
- dinner dress — a dress, often long and having sleeves or a jacket, more elaborate than one designed for daytime wear but less formal than an evening gown.
- disjunctures — Plural form of disjuncture.
- disrespected — lack of respect; discourtesy; rudeness.
- distress gun — a gun fired at one-minute intervals as a signal of distress.
- divestitures — Plural form of divestiture.
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- dram refresh — (storage) The operation which cycles through a DRAM reading each row and writing it back again to compensate for the gradual leakage of charge from the capacitors which store the data. This may be done by the CPU but is often done by a dedicated memory controller.
- dress circle — a circular or curving division of seats in a theater, opera house, etc., usually the first gallery, originally set apart for spectators in evening dress.
- dress length — a piece of material that is big enough to make a dress from
- dress parade — a formal parade of sufficient ceremonial importance for the wearing of dress uniform
- dress shield — a fabric or plastic pad for attaching to the inside of the underarm of a woman's garment to protect the garment from being soiled by perspiration.
- dressed crab — cooked crabmeat that has been taken out of the shell
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- empress tree — a Chinese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having hairy leaves and clusters of fragrant, violet flowers, naturalized in the eastern U.S.
- empressement — Animated eagerness or friendliness; effusion.
- entablatures — Plural form of entablature.
- espresso bar — a coffee house that specializes in espresso coffee and other coffee drinks with an espresso base
- ex-president — a former chief executive or head of state of a republic
- excrescences — Plural form of excrescence.
- excrescently — In an excrescent manner.