11-letter words containing a, n, c, t
- 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.
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country
- county fair — a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.
- county farm — a farm maintained for the poor by a county.
- county seat — A county seat is the same as a county town.
- coupon rate — The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
- court dance — a dignified dance for performance at a court. Compare folk dance (def 1).
- covariation — a correlated variation
- covenanters — Plural form of covenanter.
- covenanting — Present participle of covenant.
- covenantors — Plural form of covenantor.
- craft knife — a knife used for paper crafts, etc, that has a sharp replaceable blade
- craft union — a labour organization membership of which is restricted to workers in a specified trade or craft
- craftsmanly — Befitting a craftsman.
- craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- crankshafts — Plural form of crankshaft.
- creationary — Of or relating to creation.
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- creationist — A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- crenelation — Alternative form of crenellation.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- crepitating — Present participle of crepitate.
- crepitation — the act of crepitating
- crescentade — a religious crusade or war fought under the flag of Turkey
- crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- criminalist — a person who collects and analyses forensic evidence from the scene of a crime
- criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
- crimination — An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination.
- criminative — involving crimination; accusatory.
- criminatory — Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
- crithomancy — a form of divination in which grain or meal used in a sacrifice is analysed
- cross-train — to train (a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usually related, skills, tasks, jobs, etc.
- crown agent — a member of a board appointed by the Minister for Overseas Development to provide financial, commercial, and professional services for a number of overseas governments and international bodies
- crown graft — a type of graft in which the scion is inserted at the crown of the stock
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- crustaceans — Plural form of crustacean.
- crux ansata — the ankh, an ancient Egyptian symbol
- cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
- crystalline — A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals.
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- culminating — final; decisive