11-letter words containing a, c, e, r, t, d
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- caterwauled — Simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul.
- cathedratic — relating to the seat of the bishop
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
- cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
- cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
- centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
- centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
- centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
- charactered — Simple past tense and past participle of character.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- cloth-eared — deaf
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coatdresses — Plural form of coatdress.
- cogenerated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogenerate.
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- coloradoite — a mineral, mercury telluride, HgTe, occurring in the form of grayish-black masses.
- commendator — a person who holds a commendam
- confederate — Someone's confederates are the people they are working with in a secret activity.
- congregated — Simple past tense and past participle of congregate.
- consecrated — having been made or declared sacred or holy
- considerate — Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
- constrained — embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
- contradance — contredanse
- contravened — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
- contredanse — a courtly Continental version of the English country dance, similar to the quadrille
- conversated — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- coordinated — well organized
- coordinates — clothes of matching or harmonious colours and design, suitable for wearing together
- cord carpet — a type of carpet with a ribbed surface
- cote d'azur — the Mediterranean coast of France, including the French Riviera: forms an administrative region with Provence
- cotransduce — to cause (genes) to undergo cotransduction
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- court dance — a dignified dance for performance at a court. Compare folk dance (def 1).
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- credit card — A credit card is a plastic card that you use to buy goods on credit. Compare charge card.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crescentade — a religious crusade or war fought under the flag of Turkey
- cross-trade — cross (def 26).
- cryohydrate — a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions at low temperatures: a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water