10-letter words containing a, c, r, d
- anthracoid — resembling anthrax
- antidromic — (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- arachnidan — (zoology) Any of the Arachnida.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- arc second — Astronomy. second2 (def 4).
- arch board — a distinctive area at the upper part of a stern, curving upward toward the center and giving the name and port of the vessel within a carved and painted frame; escutcheon.
- archdeacon — An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- arcimboldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1527–93, Italian painter.
- arcimboldo — Giuseppe. 1527–93, Italian painter, best remembered for painting grotesque figures composed of fruit, vegetables, and meat
- armor-clad — covered with armor
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of ascerbate.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- auxocardia — enlargement of the heart, as by hypertrophy or dilatation.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- azhdarchid — Any member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the late Cretaceous including some of the largest known flying animals of all time.
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- backboards — Plural form of backboard.
- backburned — Simple past tense and past participle of backburn.
- background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backswords — Plural form of backsword.
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- backwardly — In a backward direction.
- bacon rind — the outer edge of a slice of bacon, corresponding to the skin of the pig
- bar-le-duc — Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- bardacious — bodacious.
- bare-faced — You use bare-faced to describe someone's behaviour when you want to emphasize that they do not care that they are behaving wrongly.
- barenecked — Having the neck bare.
- barmecidal — giving only the illusion of plenty; illusory: a Barmecidal banquet.
- barn dance — A barn dance is a social event people go to for country dancing.
- barracudas — Plural form of barracuda.
- barricaded — a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
- barricades — Plural form of barricade.
- bedchamber — A bedchamber is a bedroom.
- bifurcated — divided into two branches.
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- bird-watch — to identify wild birds and observe their actions and habits in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- blackbeard — nickname of (Edward) Teach
- blackboard — A blackboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Blackboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- blackguard — an unprincipled contemptible person; scoundrel
- blockboard — a type of plywood in which soft wood strips are bonded together and sandwiched between two layers of veneer
- body track — the tracks of a railroad yard used for switching or sorting cars.
- bois d'arc — Osage orange (def 1).
- boric acid — a white soluble weakly acid crystalline solid used in the manufacture of heat-resistant glass and porcelain enamels, as a fireproofing material, and as a mild antiseptic. Formula: H3BO3