10-letter words containing a, c, o, u, s
- autonomics — the study of self-regulating systems for process control
- autoscopic — of or relating to an out-of-body experience
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- avenaceous — belonging to or of the nature of oats or oat grasses
- back focus — the distance between the back surface of a lens and the focal plane when the lens is focused at infinity.
- backcourts — Plural form of backcourt.
- bardacious — bodacious.
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- bonus pack — anything sold with a product and marketed as a useful and free extra
- bulbaceous — bulbous
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- cacuminous — (of a tree) having a pointed or a pyramidal top
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- caliginous — dark; dim
- call house — a house or apartment used by prostitutes for arranging or keeping assignations.
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- cancellous — having a porous or spongelike structure
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- capacitous — Having the legal capacity to do something.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- cartouches — Plural form of cartouche.
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catholicus — catholicos.
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- ceratosaur — a carnivorous, swift-running North American theropod dinosaur of the genus Ceratosaurus and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a large skull with a short horn between the nostrils and a bony knob in front of each eye, and reaching a length of 20 feet (6.1 meter).
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- cistaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- coadjutors — Plural form of coadjutor.
- coagulants — Plural form of coagulant.