12-letter words that end in d
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- class method — (programming) 1. A method that operates on a class object (an object of class "class"). A class method is really just an ordinary object method that happens to operate on class objects. A class method might, for example, return a list of objects representing the methods and attributes of the given class. 2. A static method.
- clean bowled — bowled by a ball that breaks the wicket without hitting the batsman or his bat
- clean-handed — free from wrongdoing; guiltless.
- clean-limbed — having well-proportioned limbs
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clear-headed — If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- close-fisted — very careful with money; mean
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- close-reefed — having most or all of the sail reefs taken in.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closemouthed — not talking much; telling little; taciturn
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- clovenfooted — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
- cobblestoned — Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
- cold-blooded — Someone who is cold-blooded does not show any pity or emotion.
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- cold-pressed — (of an unrefined oil such as olive oil) produced by pressing the parent seed, nut, or grain at the lowest possible temperature without any further pressing
- collaborated — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- colonialised — to make colonial.
- colonialized — to make colonial.
- colour guard — a military guard in a parade, ceremony, etc, that carries and escorts the flag or regimental colours
- colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
- colour-coded — Things that are colour-coded use colours to represent different features or functions.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- comber board — (in weaving) a wooden frame pierced with a series of small holes through which the harness cords are threaded, used to regulate the cords and determine the texture and width of a repeat in a fabric.
- come forward — If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
- come to hand — to become available; be received
- come to mind — be recalled
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- comfort food — If you call something comfort food, you mean it is enjoyable to eat and makes you feel happier, although it may not be very good for your health.
- commandeered — Simple past tense and past participle of commandeer.
- commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
- commiserated — Simple past tense and past participle of commiserate.
- commissioned — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- commoditised — Simple past tense and past participle of commoditise.
- commoditized — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- common chord — a chord consisting of the keynote, a major or minor third, and a perfect fifth
- common scold — (in early common law) a habitually rude and brawling woman whose conduct was subject to punishment as a public nuisance.
- communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- compass card — a compass in the form of a card that rotates so that "0°" or "North" points to magnetic north
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- complemented — having a complement or complements.
- complexified — Simple past tense and past participle of complexify.
- complexioned — of a specified complexion