10-letter words containing a, d, n, c
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- commandery — a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
- commandeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command.
- commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
- commandoes — Plural form of commando.
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- companding — a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- conchoidal — (of the fracture of minerals and rocks) having smooth shell-shaped convex and concave surfaces
- concordant — being in agreement: harmonious
- concordats — Plural form of concordat.
- concordial — characterized by concord
- condensate — a substance formed by condensation, such as a liquid from a vapour
- condonable — to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
- condonance — the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.
- conductant — Able to conduct (e.g. conduct electrical current); conductive.
- condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- condylomas — Plural form of condyloma.
- confederal — being or of a confederation of independent nations or states
- confidable — Able to be entrusted with secrets, or private information.
- confidante — Someone's confidante is a woman who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- confidants — a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.
- confirmand — a candidate for confirmation
- conga drum — a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
- conjugated — (of a molecule, compound, or substance) containing two or more double bonds alternating with single bonds
- connotated — Simple past tense and past participle of connotate.
- conoidical — conoidal
- conrad iii — 1093–1152, king of Germany 1138–52; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire: founder of the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
- contadoran — a member nation of the Contadora Group: action taken by the Contadorans.
- contraband — Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country illegally.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- contrasted — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- convocated — Simple past tense and past participle of convocate.
- coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- cordwainer — a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather
- corn bread — a baked or fried flat bread made with cornmeal and, variously, milk or water, flour, eggs, sugar, etc.
- corn salad — any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads
- cornbrandy — any of various alcoholic spirits made from grain, esp whisky
- coromandel — calamander
- coronalled — a crown; coronet.
- corrigenda — Plural form of corrigendum.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- court hand — a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts
- covenanted — an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.
- cover band — a band that makes or performs cover versions of songs
- cowardness — Synonym of cowardice.
- crack down — If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- crackdowns — Plural form of crackdown.