10-letter words containing a, d, r, s
- coastguard — A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities.
- coastwards — in the direction of the coast
- coat dress — a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- cold start — the reloading of a program or operating system
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- collarstud — a stud that is used to attach a removable collar to a shirt
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- concordats — Plural form of concordat.
- 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.
- cord grass — any of several grasses of the genus Spartina, of coastal regions.
- corkboards — Plural form of corkboard.
- 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
- coruscated — Simple past tense and past participle of coruscate.
- courtyards — Plural form of courtyard.
- cowardness — Synonym of cowardice.
- crackdowns — Plural form of crackdown.
- crackheads — Plural form of crackhead.
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- 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.
- crash-land — If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- cream soda — a carbonated soft drink flavoured with vanilla
- crispbread — Crispbreads are thin dry biscuits made from wheat or rye. They are often eaten instead of bread by people who want to lose weight.
- cross-fade — to fade in (one sound or picture source) as another is being faded out
- crossandra — any shrub of the free-flowering mostly African genus Crossandra, grown in greenhouses for their large yellow, lilac, or orange flowers: family Acanthaceae
- crossbands — Plural form of crossband.
- crossfader — (music) A device consisting of two volume controls which control separate records, allowing the DJ to change the source of the sound between the records.
- crossroads — A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
- croustades — Plural form of croustade.
- cuadrillas — Plural form of cuadrilla.
- dad's army — an affectionate or humorous term for the British Home Guard during World War II
- dairyhouse — A farm building operating as a dairy.
- dairymaids — Plural form of dairymaid.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- dancercise — an exercise system that uses dancing to improve fitness
- dangerless — Without danger.
- dapperness — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- daringness — The state or quality of being daring.
- darius iii — died 330 bc, last Achaemenid king of Persia (336–330), who was defeated by Alexander the Great
- dark horse — If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.
- dark slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- darknesses — Plural form of darknesse.
- dartboards — Plural form of dartboard.
- dashboards — Plural form of dashboard.