10-letter words containing a, o, c
- carronades — Plural form of carronade.
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- carrot-top — a person with red hair
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- carry-over — that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.
- cart horse — A cart horse is a large, powerful horse that is used to pull carts or farm machinery.
- carthorses — Plural form of carthorse.
- cartograms — Plural form of cartogram.
- cartograph — the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- cartoneros — Plural form of cartonero.
- cartonnage — The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
- cartonnier — an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- cartooning — a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- cartoonish — like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated
- cartoonist — A cartoonist is a person whose job is to draw cartoons for newspapers and magazines.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- cartouches — Plural form of cartouche.
- case notes — the notes taken by a doctor, lawyer, or social worker about a case they are working on
- case tools — Software tools to help in the application of CASE methods to a software project.
- cased hole — A cased hole is the part of the wellbore with metal casing and cementing.
- caseinogen — the principal protein of milk, converted to casein by rennin
- caseworker — A caseworker is someone who does casework.
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- cash in on — to get profit or profitable use from
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- cash offer — a public equity issue sold to everyone who is interested in it
- cash ratio — the ratio of cash on hand to total deposits that by law or custom commercial banks must maintain
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- cassations — Plural form of cassation.
- casseroled — Cooked in a casserole.
- casseroles — Plural form of casserole.
- cassiopeia — the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
- cassolette — a small casserole
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- cast loose — to untie or unfasten; become or set free
- cast stone — a building component, such as a block or lintel, made from cast concrete with a facing that resembles natural stone
- castigator — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- castor oil — Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine.
- castration — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- castrators — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- castratory — of or relating to castration
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- cat's meow — Slang. someone or something wonderful or remarkable.
- cat's-foot — a European plant, Antennaria dioica, with whitish woolly leaves and heads of typically white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- catabiosis — (medicine) The physiological process by which cells physically degrade due to age.
- catabiotic — Of or pertaining to catabiosis.