11-letter words containing a, c, t, e, s
- castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- castle peak — highest peak in the Elk Mountain range, in W central Colorado. 14,265 feet (4352 meters).
- castle walk — a ballroom dance of the pre–World War I era, consisting of a sedate step to each beat.
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- castor bean — the seed of this plant
- cat scanner — a specialized x-ray instrument that displays computerized cross-sectional images of the body, providing a noninvasive means of visualizing the brain, lungs, liver, spleen, and other soft tissue.
- catabolites — Plural form of catabolite.
- catachresis — the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- catafalques — Plural form of catafalque.
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- catechetics — the branch of theology that deals with catechesis
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- catechismal — Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
- catechistic — a person who catechizes.
- catechumens — Plural form of catechumen.
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- catonsville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- cattishness — The property of being cattish.
- cattle shed — a shed for cattle
- cattle show — a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
- cattle-stop — a grid of metal bars covering a hollow or hole dug in a roadway, intended to prevent the passage of livestock while allowing vehicles, etc, to pass unhindered
- causalities — the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
- causatively — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- causticness — The state or quality of being caustic.
- cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
- celebrators — Plural form of celebrator.
- celery salt — a seasoning made of salt and ground celery seed
- celestially — pertaining to the sky or visible heaven, or to the universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere, as in celestial body.
- cenancestor — The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
- cenesthesia — the mass of undifferentiated sensations that make one aware of the body and its condition, as in the feeling of well-being or illness
- census data — the data generated by an official census
- centenaries — Plural form of centenary.
- centennials — Plural form of centennial.
- centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralise.
- centralists — a centralizing system; centralization.
- centralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralize.
- centre pass — a push or hit made in any direction to start the game or to restart the game after a goal has been scored
- centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
- ceramicists — Plural form of ceramicist.
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- cerebralist — a person that advocates the theory of cerebralism
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling