11-letter words containing a, c, o, r, u, t
- coruscating — A coruscating speech or performance is lively, intelligent, and impressive.
- coruscation — a gleam or flash of light
- 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
- cotylosaurs — Plural form of cotylosaur.
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- counteracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counteract.
- counterbase — a double bass
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- counterfact — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- counterpace — a countermove
- counterpane — A counterpane is a decorative cover on a bed.
- counterpart — Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- countervair — (heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country
- county fair — a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.
- county farm — a farm maintained for the poor by a county.
- coupon rate — The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
- coursemates — Plural form of coursemate.
- court dance — a dignified dance for performance at a court. Compare folk dance (def 1).
- craft union — a labour organization membership of which is restricted to workers in a specified trade or craft
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crazy about — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- crematorium — A crematorium is a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- cross vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
- crustaceous — forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
- cryocautery — Cautery by the application of extreme cold.
- cultivators — Plural form of cultivator.
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- cut throats — a person who cuts the throat of another; a murderer.
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- dextrocular — favoring the right eye, rather than the left, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to sinistrocular).
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- dog curtain — a flap on a canvas cover for a binnacle, affording a view of the compass when raised.