12-letter words containing c, o, u, p
- coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- comeuppances — Plural form of comeuppance.
- complicitous — having complicity
- compound eye — the convex eye of insects and some crustaceans, consisting of numerous separate light-sensitive units (ommatidia)
- compound key — (database) (Or "multi-part key", "concatenated key") A key which consists of more than one attribute of the body of information (e.g. database "record") it identifies.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- compte rendu — a short review or notice, esp of a book
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsatory — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsivity — compulsiveness
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- compunctions — Plural form of compunction.
- compunctious — causing or feeling compunction; regretful.
- compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- computations — Plural form of computation.
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- computer bus — bus
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- computer sex — (jargon) Two computers interfaced with each other.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- computerizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize.
- computerless — having no computer
- computerlike — similar to a computer
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- conspectuity — vision or sight
- conspectuses — Plural form of conspectus.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- consumptions — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
- contemptuous — If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
- coproduction — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coprophilous — growing in or on dung
- coprosecutor — one of two or more joint prosecutors.
- coram populo — in the presence of the people; publicly
- corpus juris — a body of law, esp the laws of a nation or state
- corruptively — In a corruptive way.
- cotton up to — to try to ingratiate oneself, or make friends, with
- couch potato — A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.