10-letter words containing a, d, s, l
- bode's law — an empirical rule relating the distances of the planets from the sun, based on the numerical sequence 0, 3, 6, 12, 24,…. Adding 4 to each number and dividing by 10 gives the sequence 0.4, 0.7, 1, 1.6, 2.8,…, which is a reasonable representation of distances in astronomical units for most planets if the minor planets are counted as a single entity at 2.8
- bollandist — any of the editors of the Acta Sanctorum.
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms
- broad seal — the official seal of a nation and its government
- broadlands — a Palladian mansion near Romsey in Hampshire: formerly the home of Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten
- broadscale — on a broad scale; extensive; spread over a wide area
- caddis fly — any of an order (Trichoptera) of small, mothlike insects with a soft body, long antennae and legs, and two pairs of hairy, membranous wings
- calendulas — Plural form of calendula.
- candaulism — A practice or in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their pleasure.
- candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
- candlenuts — Plural form of candlenut.
- candlepins — a type of bowling game, employing a smaller ball than tenpins, in which three balls are allowed to a frame and fallen pins are not removed from the alley
- candyfloss — Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- canefields — Plural form of canefield.
- capsulated — Enclosed in a capsule.
- capsulised — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulise.
- capsulized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulize.
- carbolised — phenolate (def 2).
- cardcastle — a tower built with playing cards
- cased hole — A cased hole is the part of the wellbore with metal casing and cementing.
- casseroled — Cooked in a casserole.
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- cathedrals — Plural form of cathedral.
- cavalcades — Plural form of cavalcade.
- celandines — Plural form of celandine.
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- cladistics — a method of grouping animals that makes use of lines of descent rather than structural similarities
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clarksdale — a city in NW Mississippi.
- classified — Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- claudius i — 10 b.c.–a.d. 54, Roman emperor a.d. 41–54.
- clepsydras — Plural form of clepsydra.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- clydesdale — a heavy powerful breed of carthorse, originally from Scotland
- cnidoblast — any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
- coachloads — Plural form of coachload.
- coalfields — Plural form of coalfield.
- coastlands — Plural form of coastland.
- cobb salad — a salad consisting mainly of chopped lettuce, chicken, cheddar, egg, bacon, avocado, vinaigrette, and blue cheese
- codswallop — If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
- cold start — the reloading of a program or operating system