10-letter words containing a, r, t
- cant strip — an inclined or beveled strip of wood, for changing the pitch of a roof slope or for rounding out the angle between a flat roof and an adjoining parapet.
- cantabrian — of, relating to or from the province of Cantabria
- cantalever — any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.
- cantatrice — a female singer, esp a professional soloist
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- cantor set — the set obtained from the closed interval from 0 to 1 by removing the middle third from the interval, then the middle third from each of the two remaining sets, and continuing the process indefinitely.
- capacitors — Plural form of capacitor.
- cape wrath — a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
- cape-wrath — Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
- capistrate — (zoology, rare) hooded; cowled.
- capitulary — any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)
- capreolate — possessing or resembling tendrils
- captivator — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- capturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- caquetoire — cacqueteuse.
- car stereo — a stereo built into the dashboard of an automobile
- caractacus — flourished a.d. c50, British chieftain who opposed the Romans.
- caravanist — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- carbolated — containing carbolic acid
- carbon tax — A carbon tax is a tax on the burning of fuels such as coal, gas, and oil. Its aim is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
- carbonated — Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- carbonates — a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- carbonette — a ball of compressed coal dust used as fuel
- carbureted — (of a vehicle or engine) having fuel supplied through a carburetor, rather than an injector.
- carburetor — A carburetor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and gasoline are mixed together to form a vapor which can be burned.
- card table — A card table is a small light table which can be folded up and which is sometimes used for playing games of cards on.
- card trick — an illusory feat performed with playing cards
- cardcastle — a tower built with playing cards
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- care-taker — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- careerists — Plural form of careerist.
- caretakers — Plural form of caretaker.
- caretaking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- cargo cult — a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
- caricatura — a caricature
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- caritative — charity.
- carmarthen — a market town in S Wales, the administrative centre of Carmarthenshire: Norman castle. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carnallite — a white or sometimes coloured mineral consisting of a hydrated chloride of potassium and magnesium in orthorhombic crystalline form: a source of potassium and also used as a fertilizer. Formula: KCl.MgCl2.6H2O
- carnations — Plural form of carnation.
- carol city — a town in SE Florida, near Miami.
- carotenoid — any of a group of red or yellow pigments, including carotenes, found in plants and certain animal tissues
- carpellate — having carpels.
- carpenters — Plural form of carpenter.
- carpentier — Georges (ʒɔrʒ), known as Gorgeous Georges. 1894–1975, French boxer: world light-heavyweight champion (1920–22)
- carpetable — Suitable for being carpeted.
- carpetbags — Plural form of carpetbag.
- carpetless — Not carpeted.