10-letter words containing c, a, p, e
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- cheapjacks — Plural form of cheapjack.
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- chesapeake — city in SE Va., at the base of Chesapeake Bay: pop. 199,000
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- cityscapes — Plural form of cityscape.
- clap skate — a type of speed skate with a blade attached at the heel by a hinge, allowing the full length of the blade to remain on the ice for a longer time and increasing skating speed.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- claret cup — an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc
- clepsydras — Plural form of clepsydra.
- clip frame — a picture frame that is held together by clips attaching the glass to the backing
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- co-operate — If you co-operate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people co-operate.
- co-partner — a partner or associate, as in a business.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coal depot — a place at which coal may be deposited, stored, etc
- coated pit — a clathrin-lined depression in the outer surface of a cell membrane, formed of receptors and their specific ligands, that becomes a coated vesicle upon endocytosis.
- coleoptera — the largest order in the animal kingdom; the beetles
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- colportage — the work of a colporteur.
- comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
- compacture — an act of joining or bringing into proximity
- comparable — Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance.
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compearant — a person who appears in court
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- compliable — compliant
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- composable — to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: He composed his speech from many research notes.
- computable — computability theory
- conceptual — Conceptual means related to ideas and concepts formed in the mind.
- cone plant — any dwarf succulent of the genus Conophytum, native to southern Africa.