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12-letter words containing cu

  • circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
  • circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
  • circumvolved — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvolve.
  • circus catch — a spectacular or difficult catch, esp. one made by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football
  • cirrocumulus — a high cloud of ice crystals grouped into small separate globular masses, usually occurring above 6000 metres (20 000 feet)
  • citriculture — the cultivation of citrus fruits
  • clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
  • club culture — the practice of protecting the reputation of one's workforce in the face of criticism, above all other considerations
  • coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
  • cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
  • concubitancy — a custom requiring marriage between two people, esp a custom requiring a woman to marry her husband's brother on her husband's death
  • concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
  • concurrences — Plural form of concurrence.
  • concurrent c — 1.   (language)   An extension of C with rendezvous-based concurrency. Versions for most Unix systems were available commercially from AT&T. 2.   (language)   An extension of C with asynchronous message passing.
  • concurrently — occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
  • concurringly — In a concurring manner; concurrently.
  • cooccurrence — (uncountable) The fact of a thing occurring simultaneously with something else; correlation.
  • coprosecutor — one of two or more joint prosecutors.
  • cost-cutting — the reduction of costs
  • crepusculous — Alternative form of crepuscular.
  • crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
  • crosscut saw — a saw for cutting timber across the grain
  • crosscutting — a transverse cut or course.
  • crown cutter — a hollow, thin-walled cylinder having teeth formed radially on the end and used for cutting round holes out of thin, flat stock.
  • cryptococcus — any fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which cause disease in animals and humans
  • cub mistress — a woman who organizes a pack of cub scouts
  • cub reporter — A cub reporter is a young newspaper journalist who is still being trained.
  • cuckoo clock — A cuckoo clock is a clock with a door from which a toy cuckoo comes out and makes noises like a cuckoo every hour or half hour.
  • cuckoo's egg — The Cuckoo's Egg
  • cuckooflower — a bitter cress (Cardamine pratensis) bearing white or rose flowers; lady's-smock
  • 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
  • cuiaba-river — a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
  • cuir-bouilli — a type of leather hardened by soaking in wax, used for armour before the 14th century
  • culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
  • culminations — The highest or climactic point of something, esp. as attained after a long time.
  • culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
  • cultivatable — Cultivable.
  • cultural lag — the difference in the rate of change between two parts of a culture
  • culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
  • culture area — a region having a distinct pattern of culture.
  • culture hero — a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.
  • culvertailed — dove-tailed
  • cum dividend — (of shares, etc) with the right to current dividend
  • cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
  • cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
  • cumulatively — increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions: the cumulative effect of one rejection after another.
  • cumulocirrus — a cloud that shares charracteristics of cumulus and cirrus clouds
  • cumulonimbus — Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud, similar to cumulus, that extends to a great height and is associated with thunderstorms.
  • cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
  • cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
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