10-letter words containing a, b, e, d
- cabo verde — a republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa, consisting of a group of ten islands and five islets: an overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, when the islands became independent. Official language: Portuguese. Religion: Christian (Roman Catholic) majority; animist minority. Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Capital: Praia. Pop: 531 046 (2013 est). Area: 4033 sq km (1557 sq miles)
- calibrated — marked with units
- candelabra — A candelabra is an ornamental holder for two or more candles.
- candlebeam — a medieval chandelier formed of crossed timbers.
- carbolated — containing carbolic acid
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- carbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbolize.
- carbonated — Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- carbondale — a city in SW Illinois.
- carbonised — Alternative spelling of carbonized.
- carbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize.
- carbonnade — a thick stew of beef, onions, herbs, etc., cooked in beer.
- carbuncled — infected with a carbuncle.
- carbureted — (of a vehicle or engine) having fuel supplied through a carburetor, rather than an injector.
- carburized — Simple past tense and past participle of carburize.
- card table — A card table is a small light table which can be folded up and which is sometimes used for playing games of cards on.
- cardmember — a person authorized to use a particular credit card.
- cedar robe — Dialect. a cedar chest or cedar-lined wardrobe.
- celebrated — A celebrated person or thing is famous and much admired.
- celebutard — (informal, pejorative, offensive, slang) A celebrity viewed as unintelligent; especially a celebrity who behaves badly in public.
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- comm badge — a small combined radio transmitter and receiver, carried around by one person, esp military personnel, in the form of a badge worn on the chest
- condonable — to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
- confidable — Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
- corn bread — a baked or fried flat bread made with cornmeal and, variously, milk or water, flour, eggs, sugar, etc.
- cover band — a band that makes or performs cover versions of songs
- creditable — A creditable performance or achievement is of a reasonably high standard.
- creditably — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- crib death — Crib death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill.
- crispbread — Crispbreads are thin dry biscuits made from wheat or rye. They are often eaten instead of bread by people who want to lose weight.
- crownbeard — any of various American composite plants constituting the genus Verbesina, having clustered, usually yellow flower heads.
- cumberland — (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
- d'alembert — Jean Le Rond (ʒɑ̃ lə rɔ̃). 1717–83, French mathematician, physicist, and rationalist philosopher, noted for his contribution to Newtonian physics in Traité de dynamique (1743) and for his collaboration with Diderot in editing the Encyclopédie
- dagobert i — a.d. 602?–639, Merovingian king of the Franks 628–639.
- dahabeeyah — Alt form dahabieh.
- damageable — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- dance band — a band of musicians playing music for dancing
- deaf-blind — of or relating to a person who is both deaf and blind.
- dealbation — the process of bleaching or making white
- death bell — a bell tolled to announce a death
- death blow — If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it.
- deathblows — Plural form of deathblow.
- debasement — Debasement is the action of reducing the value or quality of something.
- debasingly — In a debasing manner.
- debateable — Archaic spelling of debatable.
- debatement — the act of deliberating or arguing about something