10-letter words containing a, o, c
- calyciform — having the form of a calyx
- camcorders — Plural form of camcorder.
- camelopard — giraffe
- cameltoe's — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- cameo ware — jasper ware with applied decoration of classical motifs, resembling a cameo
- cameration — vaulting
- camerawork — The camerawork in a film is the way it has been filmed, especially if the style is interesting or unusual in some way.
- camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
- camisadoes — Plural form of camisado.
- camorrista — a member of a camorra
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
- camphorate — to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor
- campobello — an island in the Bay of Fundy, off the coast of SE Canada: part of New Brunswick province. Pop: 1195 (2001). Area: about 52 sq km (20 sq miles)
- campstools — Plural form of campstool.
- camptonite — a lamprophyric rock occurring in dikes and composed of labradorite, pyroxene, sodic hornblende and olivine.
- can opener — A can opener is the same as a tin opener.
- can-opener — a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
- canaan dog — a strongly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect ears, a dense coat, and a bushy tail carried curled over its back
- canal boat — A canal boat is a long, narrow boat used for travelling on canals.
- canal zone — a former administrative region of the US, on the Isthmus of Panama around the Panama Canal: bordered on each side by the Republic of Panama, into which it was incorporated in 1979
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- cancellous — having a porous or spongelike structure
- cancerroot — any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, especially O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.
- cancionero — a songbook
- cancriform — shaped like a crab
- candlewood — the resinous wood of any of several trees, used for torches and candle substitutes
- candy corn — a small candy shaped and colored to look like a kernel of corn.
- candy-coat — sugarcoat (def 2).
- candyfloss — Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- canephoros — in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- cankerroot — goldthread.
- cankerworm — the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America
- cannabinol — a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, C21H26O
- cannelloni — Cannelloni is large tube-shaped pieces of pasta that contain a filling of meat, cheese, or vegetables.
- cannizzaro — Stanislao [stah-neez-lah-aw] /ˌstɑ nizˈlɑ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1826–1910, Italian chemist.
- cannonaded — Simple past tense and past participle of cannonade.
- cannonades — Plural form of cannonade.
- cannonball — A cannonball is a heavy metal ball that is fired from a cannon.
- cannoneers — Plural form of cannoneer.
- cannot but — You use cannot but, could not but, and cannot help but when you want to emphasize that you believe something must be true and that there is no possibility of anything else being the case.
- canola oil — rapeseed oil
- canon city — a town in central Colorado.
- canonesses — Plural form of canoness.
- canonicals — the vestments worn by clergy when officiating
- canonicate — the office or rank of a canon; canonry