11-letter words containing a, s, c, r, i
- contrarious — (of people or animals) perverse or obstinate
- contrasting — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrastive — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- cook strait — the strait between North and South Islands, New Zealand. Width: 26 km (16 miles)
- coon rapids — a city in E Minnesota.
- coordinates — clothes of matching or harmonious colours and design, suitable for wearing together
- cor anglais — a woodwind instrument, the alto of the oboe family. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from E on the third space of the bass staff
- coram nobis — a writ to correct an injury caused by a mistake of the court.
- cordialness — The state or quality of being cordial.
- cordilleras — mountain system of W North America, including all mountains between the E Rockies & the Pacific coast
- corinthians — either of two books of the New Testament (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians)
- corivalship — the state of being mutual rivals
- cornucopias — Plural form of cornucopia.
- corollaries — Plural form of corollary.
- coronations — Plural form of coronation.
- coronavirus — a type of airborne virus accounting for 10-30% of all colds
- corporatism — Corporatism is the organization and control of a country by groups who share a common interest or profession.
- corporatist — You use corporatist to describe organizations, ideas, or systems which follow the principles of corporatism.
- coruscating — A coruscating speech or performance is lively, intelligent, and impressive.
- coruscation — a gleam or flash of light
- corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
- coscenarist — one of two or more joint scenarists.
- cosignatory — a person, country, etc, that signs a document jointly with others
- cosmic rays — Cosmic rays are rays that reach Earth from outer space and consist of atomic nuclei.
- cosmocratic — of or relating to a cosmocrat
- costa rican — of or relating to Costa Rica or its inhabitants
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- crab spider — any of a family (Thomisidae) of spiders that move sideways like crabs
- crampfishes — Plural form of crampfish.
- cranberries — Plural form of cranberry.
- cranesbills — Plural form of cranesbill.
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- 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.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crematories — Plural form of crematory.
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- criminalese — the jargon of criminals
- criminalise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of criminalize.
- criminalist — a person who collects and analyses forensic evidence from the scene of a crime
- crispbreads — Plural form of crispbread.
- criticaster — a lowly or petty critic
- cross hairs — crossed lines, as of fine hair or cobweb, mounted in the optical system of a telescopic gun sight, surveyor's level, etc., to assist in precise aiming or centering of the instrument