10-letter words containing a, c, t, e, s
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- 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).
- cessations — Plural form of cessation.
- cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
- chalkstone — tophus
- chanteuses — Plural form of chanteuse.
- chapatties — Plural form of chapatty.
- characters — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charlottes — Plural form of charlotte.
- charterers — Plural form of charterer.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chartreuse — either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
- chasteness — The state of being chaste; chastity.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chatelains — Plural form of chatelain.
- chatterers — Plural form of chatterer.
- chattiness — characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
- cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- chocolates — Plural form of chocolate.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chwang-tse — Chuang-tzu (def 1).
- cicatrices — Plural form of cicatrix; scars.
- cicatrizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cicatrize.
- cigarettes — Plural form of cigarette.
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- circulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circulate.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- cistaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
- cistercian — a member of a Christian order of monks and nuns founded in 1098, which follows an especially strict form of the Benedictine rule
- city-state — a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Among the most famous are the great independent cities of the ancient world, such as Athens, Sparta, Carthage, Thebes, Corinth, and Rome
- cityscapes — Plural form of cityscape.
- clap skate — a type of speed skate with a blade attached at the heel by a hinge, allowing the full length of the blade to remain on the ice for a longer time and increasing skating speed.
- classmates — Plural form of classmate.
- clathrates — Plural form of clathrate.
- clausewitz — Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780–1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)
- clavierist — a person who plays the clavier
- clay stone — argillite.
- claystones — argillite.
- clearstory — clerestory
- clematises — Plural form of clematis.