10-letter words containing a, c, i, u, s
- cistaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
- claudius i — 10 b.c.–a.d. 54, Roman emperor a.d. 41–54.
- clausewitz — Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780–1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- communitas — the sense of sharing and intimacy that develops among persons who experience liminality as a group.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- coriaceous — of or resembling leather
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- crispature — the state of being crisped or crispate
- cruikshank — George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist
- cruise car — an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cuadrillas — Plural form of cuadrilla.
- cuirassier — a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass
- culminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate.
- cultivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- curselarie — (in the works of Shakespeare) cursory
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- cuspidated — Alternative form of cuspidate.
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- cutis vera — cutis.
- cystinuria — a condition in which excessive levels of cystine are present in the urine
- diacaustic — (of a caustic curve or surface) formed by refracted light rays
- diacoustic — relating to refracted sounds
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- diplacusis — a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- discussant — a person who participates in a formal discussion or symposium and is responsible for a specific topic.
- duplicates — Plural form of duplicate.
- duplicatus — (of a cloud) consisting of superposed layers that sometimes partially merge.
- educations — Plural form of education.
- elucidates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elucidate.
- encaustics — Plural form of encaustic.
- enunciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enunciate.
- epicanthus — (anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical to East Asians.
- epicureans — Plural form of epicurean.
- ericaceous — (especially of a plant) Acid-loving, thriving in acidic conditions.
- erinaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
- euplastics — the art of healing well
- eustachian — Alternative form of Eustachian.
- euthanasic — Of, or pertaining to euthanasia.
- fabulistic — Being or resembling a fable.
- facinorous — extremely wicked
- factiously — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.