10-letter words containing a, c, d
- caseharden — to form a hard, thin surface on (an iron alloy)
- casevacked — Simple past tense and past participle of casevac.
- cash audit — an audit confined to cash transactions for a prescribed period, for the purpose of determining the amount of cash on hand or on deposit in a bank.
- cashdrawer — a drawer, as in a cash register, that has separate compartments for coins and bills of different denominations.
- casinghead — the protruding part of a casing to which piping is attached
- casseroled — Cooked in a casserole.
- cast aside — If you cast aside someone or something, you get rid of them because they are no longer necessary or useful to you.
- castigated — Simple past tense and past participle of castigate.
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- cataracted — a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- catch cold — to become ill with a cold
- catch-cord — a cord or wire located near a selvage, used to form a loop or deflect the filling yarn not intended to be woven permanently in with the regular selvage.
- catchwords — Plural form of catchword.
- catechised — Simple past tense and past participle of catechise.
- catechized — Simple past tense and past participle of catechize.
- category d — (of a prisoner) regarded as sufficiently trustworthy to be kept under open prison conditions
- cathedrals — Plural form of cathedral.
- catostomid — (zoology) Any member of the Catostomidae.
- cattle dog — a catalogue
- caudal fin — the tail fin of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates, used for propulsion during locomotion
- caudle cup — a deep drinking cup having two handles and, usually, a cover.
- cauterised — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterise.
- cauterized — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterize.
- cavalcades — Plural form of cavalcade.
- cedar city — a town in SW Utah.
- cedar robe — Dialect. a cedar chest or cedar-lined wardrobe.
- cefadroxil — A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
- celadonite — a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
- celandines — Plural form of celandine.
- 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.
- cellulated — of, relating to, resembling, or composed of very small cells
- centigrade — Centigrade is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- cephalopod — any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
- chadderton — a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 33 001 (2001)
- chagrinned — a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chalcidfly — any of numerous small flies of the family Chalcididae, often having bright metallic coloration, the larvae of which are chiefly parasitic on various stages of other insects.
- chalcidice — a peninsula of N central Greece, in Macedonia Central, ending in the three promontories of Kassandra, Sithonia, and Akti. Area: 2945 sq km (1149 sq miles)
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- challenged — If you say that someone is challenged in a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area. Challenged is often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect.
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.