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11-letter words containing a, d, s

  • caddis worm — the wormlike larva of the caddis fly that usually lives in fresh water in an elongated case made of twigs, grains of sand, etc. cemented together with silk that it secretes: commonly used as bait by anglers
  • caddishness — the state of being caddish
  • caddy spoon — a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.
  • cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
  • caird coast — a region of Antarctica: a part of Coats Land on the SE coast of the Weddell Sea; now included in the British Antarctic Territory (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)
  • calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
  • calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
  • calendarist — a person who calendarizes
  • camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
  • campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
  • can't stand — find intolerable
  • canadianism — the Canadian national character or spirit
  • canary seed — birdseed.
  • candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
  • candescence — glowing; incandescent.
  • candidacies — Plural form of candidacy.
  • candidiases — Plural form of candidiasis.
  • candidiasis — a common fungal infection caused by yeast (genus Candida, esp. C. albicans) that thrives on any moist, cutaneous area of the body, esp. on mucous membranes, between toes, under diapers, etc.: can develop into serious internal and chronic conditions
  • candlestand — a slender stand or table, often with a tripod base, for holding a candlestick or candelabrum.
  • candlestick — A candlestick is a narrow object with a hole at the top which holds a candle.
  • candy floss — cotton candy.
  • candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
  • candy-assed — timid or cowardly; sissified.
  • cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
  • canvas duck — a lightweight cotton or linen fabric.
  • caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
  • capitalised — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
  • carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
  • cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
  • cardiograms — Plural form of cardiogram.
  • cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
  • cardophagus — a donkey
  • cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
  • carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
  • carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
  • caro's acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
  • carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
  • casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
  • case ending — a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.
  • case method — Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.
  • case stated — a statement of the facts of a case prepared by one court for the opinion or judgment of another court
  • case*method — An analysis and design method from Oracle targeted at information management applications.
  • case-harden — to form a hard surface layer of high carbon content on (a steel component) by heating in a carburizing environment with subsequent quenching or heat treatment
  • casehardens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caseharden.
  • cassiodorus — Flavius Magnus Aurelius (ˈfleɪvɪəs ˈmæɡnəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs). ?490–?585 ad, Roman statesman, writer, and monk; author of Variae, a collection of official documents written for the Ostrogoths
  • castellated — A castellated wall or building looks like a castle.
  • casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
  • catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
  • categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • cattle shed — a shed for cattle
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