12-letter words containing de
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
- city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
- civic-minded — having, showing, or actively carrying out one's concern for the condition and affairs of one's community; public-spirited
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- clean-handed — free from wrongdoing; guiltless.
- clear-headed — If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- clerodendrum — any of numerous tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Clerodendrum, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
- co-dependent — A co-dependent person is in an unsatisfactory relationship with someone who is ill or an addict, but does not want the relationship to end.
- co-president — a person who shares the highest position in an organization with another person
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- code grinder — (jargon, abuse) A suit-wearing minion of the sort hired in legion strength by banks and insurance companies in the Real World to implement payroll packages in RPG and other such unspeakable horrors. In its native habitat, the code grinder often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie. In times of dire stress, the sleeves (if long) may be rolled up and the tie loosened about half an inch. It seldom helps. The code grinder's milieu is about as far from hackerdom as one can get and still touch a computer; the term connotes pity. Used of or to a hacker, this term is a really serious slur on the person's creative ability; it connotes a design style characterised by primitive technique, rule-boundedness, brute force and utter lack of imagination. Compare card walloper. Contrast real programmer.
- code segment — (memory) (Intel 8086 CS) The area of memory containing the machine code instructions of a program. The code segment of a program may be shared between multiple processes running that code so long as none of them tries to modify it. Initialised data is located in the data segment.
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- codefendants — Plural form of codefendant.
- codependence — (uncountable) The state of being co-dependent.
- codependency — of or relating to a relationship in which one person is physically or psychologically addicted, as to alcohol or gambling, and the other person is psychologically dependent on the first in an unhealthy way.
- coincidences — Plural form of coincidence.
- coincidental — Something that is coincidental is the result of a coincidence and has not been deliberately arranged.
- coincidently — in a coincident manner
- cold cathode — a cathode from which electrons are emitted at ambient temperature, due to a high potential gradient at the surface
- cold-blooded — Someone who is cold-blooded does not show any pity or emotion.
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colour index — the difference between the apparent magnitude of a star measured in one standard waveband and in a longer standard waveband, indicating its colour and temperature
- colour model — (graphics) Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
- colour slide — a colour transparency
- colour-coded — Things that are colour-coded use colours to represent different features or functions.
- commandeered — Simple past tense and past participle of commandeer.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- comprehended — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- comprehender — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- condescended — Simple past tense and past participle of condescend.
- condesending — Misspelling of condescending.
- confederated — Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.
- confederates — Plural form of confederate.
- confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
- confoundedly — bewildered; confused; perplexed.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- considerance — consideration
- considerated — Simple past tense and past participle of considerate.
- control code — (character) A character code for a control character, normally including the values 0..31 or 127, inherited from ASCII, possibly extended to include other characters by the operating system or application program.
- corespondent — a person charged with having committed adultery with the wife or husband from whom a divorce is being sought
- correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
- corresponded — to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with or to): His actions do not correspond with his words.