10-letter words containing a, n, c, p
- card-punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- cardphones — Plural form of cardphone.
- carhopping — the practice of serving customers at a drive-in restaurant
- carpenters — Plural form of carpenter.
- carpentier — Georges (ʒɔrʒ), known as Gorgeous Georges. 1894–1975, French boxer: world light-heavyweight champion (1920–22)
- carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- cassapanca — a carved bench of the Italian Renaissance, the seat of which is used as a chest.
- cat-harpin — any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops.
- cataphonic — catacoustic or of or relating to cataphonics
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- catnappers — Plural form of catnapper.
- catnapping — a short, light nap or doze.
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- chain pump — a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- champagnes — Plural form of champagne.
- champaigne — Philippe de (filip də). 1602–74, French painter, born in Brussels: noted particularly for his portraits and historical and religious scenes
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- channel op — (messaging) /chan'l op/ (Or "op", "chan op", "chop") Someone who is endowed with privileges on a particular IRC channel. These privileges include the right to kick users, to change various status bits and to make others into CHOPs. The full form, "channel operator", is almost never used.
- chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chinagraph — a coloured pencil used for writing on china, glass, etc
- chinquapin — a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- co-captain — a joint captain
- co-partner — a partner or associate, as in a business.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coaptation — the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound