10-letter words containing c, a, i, s
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- casimir iv — 1427–92, grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92)
- casinghead — the protruding part of a casing to which piping is attached
- cassations — Plural form of cassation.
- cassegrain — of an arrangement of mirrors, lenses, etc. used in reflecting telescopes and microwave antennas, having its focus or transmission point near or behind the center of the main mirror
- cassiopeia — the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
- cast aside — If you cast aside someone or something, you get rid of them because they are no longer necessary or useful to you.
- castellani — Plural form of castellanus.
- castigated — Simple past tense and past participle of castigate.
- castigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of castigate.
- castigator — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castlelike — a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- 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.
- castrating — Present participle of castrate.
- castration — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- castratism — The practice of prepubescently castrating male humans as to preserve their alto or soprano voices.
- castratrix — (chiefly, used in philosophy, or, psychoanalysis) A female who castrates (either literally or metaphorically).
- casualties — Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
- casuarinas — Plural form of casuarina.
- catabiosis — (medicine) The physiological process by which cells physically degrade due to age.
- catabolise — to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- cataclasis — the deformation of rocks by crushing and shearing
- catalepsis — Dated form of catalepsy.
- catalogist — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
- catalystic — (nonstandard) Serving as a catalyst; catalytic.
- catamnesis — a medical history following the onset of an illness.
- cataphasia — a speech disorder in which a person constantly repeats a word or phrase.
- cataphasis — Rhetoric. the use of affirmative statements to discuss a subject; affirmation through positive statements.
- cataplasia — the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form
- catastasis — the part of a drama immediately preceding the climax or action-filled scene
- catchbasin — Alternative form of catch-basin.
- catchflies — Plural form of catchfly.
- catchiness — The state or quality of being catchy.
- catechesis — oral religious instruction which is given to catechumens
- catechised — Simple past tense and past participle of catechise.
- catechisms — Plural form of catechism.
- catechists — Plural form of catechist.
- catechizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catechize.
- categories — any general or comprehensive division; a class.
- categorise — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorist — a person who categorizes or inserts items in a list
- catenaries — Plural form of catenary.
- catfishing — Present participle of catfish.
- cathartics — Plural form of cathartic.
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- catholicos — the patriarch of the Armenian Church
- catholicus — catholicos.
- catoptrics — the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors