10-letter words containing a, e, c, u
- coquillage — an ornamental shell motif.
- coriaceous — of or resembling leather
- cornaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel
- corrugated — Corrugated metal or cardboard has been folded into a series of small parallel folds to make it stronger.
- corrugates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate.
- corruscate — Dated form of coruscate.
- coruscated — Simple past tense and past participle of coruscate.
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- coupleable — two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- courantyne — a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km (475 miles)
- coursemate — One who is taking the same academic course.
- courseware — computer software designed to be used in an educational course
- court case — a legal action
- courtesans — Plural form of courtesan.
- crab louse — a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in humans
- cracked up — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- crackhouse — a place where cocaine in the form of crack is bought, sold, and smoked.
- craigfluke — a common name for the grey sole fish Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- 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.
- crannequin — a portable device for bending a crossbow.
- crapulence — sickness caused by excess in drinking or eating
- craquelure — a network of fine cracks on old paintings caused by the deterioration of pigment or varnish
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- cream puff — a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling
- creampuffs — Plural form of creampuff.
- creaturely — creatural.
- crenulated — minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.
- cresta run — high-speed tobogganing down a steep narrow passage
- cretaceous — consisting of or resembling chalk
- crispature — the state of being crisped or crispate
- croustades — Plural form of croustade.
- crude tank — A crude tank is a large vessel for crude oil.
- cruise car — an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- crunchable — That can be crunched.
- crustacean — A crustacean is an animal with a hard shell and several pairs of legs, which usually lives in water. Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps are crustaceans.
- cub master — a man who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- cuba libre — a drink of rum, cola, lime juice, and ice
- cuban heel — a moderately high heel for a shoe or boot
- cube steak — a thin slice of beef that has been tenderized by being cubed
- cucullated — hooded; hood-shaped
- cuernavaca — a city in S central Mexico, capital of Morelos state: resort with nearby Cacahuamilpa Caverns. Pop: 723 000 (2005 est)
- cuirassier — a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass
- cul-de-sac — A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end.
- culminated — Simple past tense and past participle of culminate.