10-letter words containing a, c, u, s
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- caqueteuse — cacqueteuse.
- caractacus — flourished a.d. c50, British chieftain who opposed the Romans.
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carpsucker — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Carpiodes, as the quillback and the river carpsucker.
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- cartouches — Plural form of cartouche.
- case study — A case study is a written account that gives detailed information about a person, group, or thing and their development over a period of time.
- cash audit — an audit confined to cash transactions for a prescribed period, for the purpose of determining the amount of cash on hand or on deposit in a bank.
- 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
- cash value — the nonforfeiture value of a life-insurance policy payable to the insured in cash upon its surrender.
- cashew nut — edible nut
- cassumunar — an aromatic, bitter root similar to ginger
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- castle nut — a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
- casualness — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
- casualties — Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
- casualwear — clothing designed for wear on informal occasions.
- casuarinas — Plural form of casuarina.
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catawampus — askew; awry
- catch-ups' — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- caterwauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul.
- catholicus — catholicos.
- caucussing — the act of holding a private, often secret meeting of members of a political party prior to an election or general party meeting
- caulescent — having a stem clearly visible above the ground
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- causatives — Plural form of causative.
- cause list — a list of cases awaiting a hearing
- causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- cauterised — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterise.
- cauterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cauterize.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- 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).
- chanteuses — Plural form of chanteuse.
- 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
- chauffeurs — Plural form of chauffeur.
- chauffeuse — a fireside chair having a low seat and a high back.
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chi-square — an inferential statistic common in survey research
- chihuahuas — Plural form of chihuahua.
- chikamatsu — Monzaemon [mawn-zah-e-mawn] /ˈmɔn zɑ ɛˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1724, Japanese playwright.