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10-letter words containing a, c, o, r

  • brocatelle — a heavy brocade with the design in deep relief, used chiefly in upholstery
  • brown coal — a low-quality coal intermediate in grade between peat and lignite
  • brown coat — arriccio.
  • buccinator — a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
  • bulk cargo — unpackaged cargoes, such as grain or coal
  • 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)
  • cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
  • cacciatora — A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs; chasseur.
  • cacciatore — prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms, herbs, and other seasonings
  • cacography — bad handwriting
  • cacotrophy — malnutrition
  • cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
  • caddisworm — the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etc
  • caecotroph — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and some rodents, a cake or pellet of food which is produced by means of digestion and expulsion through the anus.
  • caernarfon — a port and resort in NW Wales, in Gwynedd on the Menai Strait: 13th-century castle. Pop: 9726 (2001)
  • caernarvon — a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward II.
  • cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
  • cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
  • caipiroska — a cocktail drink containing vodka, lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice, based on the Caipirinha cocktail but with vodka replacing the Brazilian rum-like spirit Cachaça
  • cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
  • calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
  • calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
  • calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
  • calcitriol — Biochemistry. a vitamin D compound, C 27 H 44 O 3 , occurring in humans as a hormone derived from cholesterol, that acts in the regulation and absorption of calcium.
  • calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
  • calefactor — a heater
  • calibrator — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
  • california — a state on the W coast of the US: the third largest state in area and the largest in population; consists of a narrow, warm coastal plain rising to the Coast Range, deserts in the south, the fertile central valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, and the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the east; major industries include the growing of citrus fruits and grapes, fishing, oil production, electronics, information technology, and films. Capital: Sacramento. Pop: 35 484 453 (2003 est). Area: 411 015 sq km (158 693 sq miles)
  • call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
  • call-board — a bulletin board, as in a theater, on which notices are posted announcing rehearsals, changes in the cast, etc.
  • caloricity — Ectothermy.
  • calorifier — a water tank fitted with a coil, or coils, that can be heated in order to heat the water
  • calyciform — having the form of a calyx
  • camcorders — Plural form of camcorder.
  • camelopard — giraffe
  • cameo ware — jasper ware with applied decoration of classical motifs, resembling a cameo
  • cameration — vaulting
  • camerawork — The camerawork in a film is the way it has been filmed, especially if the style is interesting or unusual in some way.
  • camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
  • camorrista — a member of a camorra
  • camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
  • campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
  • camphorate — to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor
  • can opener — A can opener is the same as a tin opener.
  • can-opener — a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
  • cancerroot — any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, especially O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.
  • cancionero — a songbook
  • cancriform — shaped like a crab
  • candy corn — a small candy shaped and colored to look like a kernel of corn.
  • canephoros — in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts
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