10-letter words containing a, l, s, c
- 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
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- cornstalks — Plural form of cornstalk.
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- correlates — Plural form of correlate.
- cosmetical — relating to cosmetics
- cosmically — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- cosmogonal — a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
- cosmolatry — the worship of the cosmos
- cospectral — (mathematics) isospectral.
- cosy along — to reassure (someone), esp with false assurances
- cotylosaur — any of various members of the extinct order of primitive and massive reptiles known as Cotylosauria, which lived between the Carboniferous and Triassic ages
- crab louse — a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in humans
- cracklings — Plural form of crackling.
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- craigslist — (transitive, Internet, informal) To advertise (a product or service) on the Craigslist website.
- cranesbill — any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having pink or purple flowers and long slender beaked fruits: family Geraniaceae
- 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.
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- crawlspace — (in a building) an area accessible by crawling, having a clearance less than human height, for access to plumbing or wiring, storage, etc.
- creaseless — a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crest rail — the carved or profiled top rail of a chair, settee, or sofa.
- cross talk — interference in one channel from another or others
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
- crystalise — Alternative spelling of from=non-Oxford British spelling.
- crystalize — (rare) alternative spelling of crystallize.
- crystallo- — crystal
- cuadrillas — Plural form of cuadrilla.
- cul-de-sac — A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end.
- culminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of culminate.
- cultivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cultivate.
- curselarie — (in the works of Shakespeare) cursory
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- curveballs — Plural form of curveball.
- customable — subject to customs
- cyclamates — Plural form of cyclamate.
- cycloramas — Plural form of cyclorama.
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cytoclasis — destruction of cells.
- cytoplasms — Plural form of cytoplasm.
- cytoplasts — Plural form of cytoplast.
- dalliances — A casual romantic or sexual relationship.
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- decaliters — Plural form of decaliter.
- decalogist — a person who interprets and expounds on the Ten Commandments
- decastyles — Plural form of decastyle.
- decastylos — a decastyle building, as a classical temple.
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- decennials — Plural form of decennial.