10-letter words containing a, d, r, e
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- cold-water — designating a room, apartment, etc. that is not provided with hot water or, sometimes, a bathroom
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- commandery — a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
- confederal — being or of a confederation of independent nations or states
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- 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.
- cooperated — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- copperhead — a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- copyreader — a person who edits and prepares newspaper copy for publication; subeditor
- coradicate — (of multiple words) derived from the same root
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- cordillera — a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
- 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.
- coromandel — calamander
- coronalled — a crown; coronet.
- corporated — Simple past tense and past participle of corporate.
- correlated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- corriedale — a breed of sheep reared for both wool and meat, originally developed in New Zealand and Australia
- corrigenda — Plural form of corrigendum.
- corrugated — Corrugated metal or cardboard has been folded into a series of small parallel folds to make it stronger.
- corticated — having a cortex.
- coruscated — Simple past tense and past participle of coruscate.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- cotehardie — (in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- cover band — a band that makes or performs cover versions of songs
- coveralled — wearing coveralls
- cowardness — Synonym of cowardice.
- cracked up — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- crackheads — Plural form of crackhead.
- cradle cap — a form of seborrhoea of the scalp common in young babies
- cradleland — The region where something, especially a race of people, originated.
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- cradlewalk — a garden walkway covered by arched trees
- crandalled — Simple past tense and past participle of crandall.
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- cream soda — a carbonated soft drink flavoured with vanilla
- credential — something that entitles a person to confidence, authority, etc
- creditable — A creditable performance or achievement is of a reasonably high standard.