11-letter words containing a, e, r, o, c, u
- ceteosaurus — a large dinosaur of the Jurassic period
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- chancellour — Archaic form of chancellor.
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chart house — a room or deckhouse for storing and working with charts, navigational instruments, etc.
- chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
- chateauroux — a town in central France: 10th-century castle (Château-Raoul). Pop: 46 386 (2009)
- chrome alum — a violet-red crystalline substance, used as a mordant in dyeing. Formula: KCr(SO4)2.12H2O
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coal cutter — a machine for undercutting a coal seam
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coelurosaur — any of various small to very large bipedal carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs belonging to the suborder Theropoda, active in the Triassic and Cretaceous periods; Tyrannosaurus was a coelurosaur, and birds are thought to have evolved from small coelurosaurs
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- computerate — If someone is computerate, they have enough skill and knowledge to be able to use a computer.
- configurate — to shape or fashion
- conjectural — A statement that is conjectural is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- conjure man — (in the southern U.S. and the West Indies) a conjurer; witch doctor.
- connaisseur — A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
- connumerate — to count together
- conquerable — Capable of being conquered or subdued.
- construable — that can be construed
- constuprate — to rape or violate
- contracture — a disorder in which a skeletal muscle is permanently tightened (contracted), most often caused by spasm or paralysis of the antagonist muscle that maintains normal muscle tension
- contubernal — occupying the same tent
- corbiculate — having corbiculae or pollen baskets
- corniculate — having horns or hornlike projections
- corruptable — Able to be corrupted.
- cote d'azur — the Mediterranean coast of France, including the French Riviera: forms an administrative region with Provence
- cotransduce — to cause (genes) to undergo cotransduction
- counteracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counteract.
- counterbase — a double bass
- counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
- counterfact — a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”.
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- counterpace — a countermove
- counterpane — A counterpane is a decorative cover on a bed.
- counterpart — Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- countervair — (heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.