10-letter words containing a, s, c, o
- contrabass — a member of any of various families of musical instruments that is lower in pitch than the bass
- contraltos — Plural form of contralto.
- contrapose — to place in contraposition.
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- contrasted — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- convalesce — If you are convalescing, you are resting and getting your health back after an illness or operation.
- conversant — If you are conversant with something, you are familiar with it and able to deal with it.
- conversate — to have a conversation; converse; talk.
- convulsant — producing convulsions
- cool beans — excellent; impressive
- coon's age — a long time
- cooperates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cooperate.
- copartners — Plural form of copartner.
- copayments — Plural form of copayment.
- coping saw — a handsaw with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in a material too thick for a fret saw
- coralbells — a perennial herb of the western US, Heuchera sanguinea, with red flowers that are shaped like bells
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- coralroots — Plural form of coralroot.
- cord grass — any of several grasses of the genus Spartina, of coastal regions.
- coriaceous — of or resembling leather
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- corkboards — Plural form of corkboard.
- cormorants — Plural form of cormorant.
- corn salad — any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads
- corn snake — a large, harmless rat snake, Elaphe guttata guttata, of the southeastern U.S., having yellow, tan, or gray scales with dark-red blotches: once common in cornfields but now an endangered species.
- corn stack — corncrib.
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- cornaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel
- corncrakes — Plural form of corncrake.
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cornstalks — Plural form of cornstalk.
- cornstarch — Cornstarch is the same as cornflour.
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- coronaries — Plural form of coronary.
- corporates — Plural form of corporate.
- correlates — Plural form of correlate.
- corrugates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate.
- corruscate — Dated form of coruscate.
- coruscated — Simple past tense and past participle of coruscate.
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- cosmetical — relating to cosmetics
- cosmic ray — a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high-energy atomic nuclei.
- cosmically — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- cosmocrats — Plural form of cosmocrat.
- cosmogonal — a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
- cosmolatry — the worship of the cosmos
- cosmonauts — Plural form of cosmonaut.
- cosmoramic — of or relating to a cosmorama
- cospectral — (mathematics) isospectral.