10-letter words containing c, a, n, o, b
- go back on — at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
- halocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing carbon, one or more halogens, and sometimes hydrogen.
- iceboating — the sport of using an iceboat
- in back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- incubation — the act or process of incubating.
- incubators — Plural form of incubator.
- incubatory — the act or process of incubating.
- info basic — Variant of Pick BASIC used with PRIME's PRIMOS.
- inoculable — capable of being inoculated.
- insociable — unsociable.
- insociably — in an insociable manner
- jacobethan — noting or pertaining to the architecture of England at the beginning of the 17th century.
- jacobinism — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobinize — to imbue with Jacobinism.
- job action — any means, as a work slowdown, of organized protest or pressure by employees to win some goal or gain from their employers.
- john cabot — John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- jonah crab — a large, red, deepwater crab, Cancer borealis, of the east coast of North America.
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- knackebrod — flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- knock back — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockabout — Nautical. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop.
- knockbacks — Plural form of knockback.
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- mont blanc — Jean Joseph Charles Louis [zhahn zhaw-zef sharl lwee] /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), 1811–82, French socialist and historian.
- mozambican — a native or inhabitant of the territory or city of Mozambique.
- narrowback — a person of slight build who is unfit for hard labor.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- non-breach — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- non-combat — not including, entailing, or requiring combat: noncombat duty.
- noncabinet — not related to or belonging to a government cabinet
- nontobacco — not containing tobacco; tobacco-free
- notch baby — a person who was born in the U.S. between 1917 and 1921 and as a retiree received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- noticeable — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- obeisances — Plural form of obeisance.
- obscurants — Plural form of obscurant.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- obstinancy — (rare) Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate.
- obtruncate — to slice or chop off the head or top part of
- on balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- open brace — left brace
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- poop cabin — a cabin situated immediately beneath the poop deck of a ship.