12-letter words containing a, c, e, t, y
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- 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.
- cleanability — the ability to be cleaned
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- collaterally — In collateral relation; not lineally.
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collinearity — lying in the same straight line.
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- company time — the regular hours during which employees are expected to work
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- consecratory — That consecrates.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
- contextually — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- 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.
- corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- counterparty — a person who is a party to a contract
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- country seat — A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- courtesy car — a car that is lent to c customer by a garage or insurance company
- coyote state — South Dakota (used as a nickname).
- crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
- craveability — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- crystal lake — a town in NE Illinois.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects