10-letter words containing c, a, r, i, o, s
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- coarsening — Present participle of coarsen.
- coasterize — to ruin (a CD), esp while attempting to burn music, etc on to it, thus rendering it useful only as a drinks coaster
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commissars — Plural form of commissar.
- commissary — A commissary is a shop that provides food and equipment in a place such as a military camp or a prison.
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- con artist — A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property.
- conacreism — the Irish system of letting farming land for a season or for eleven months
- consimilar — similar; alike
- consortial — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
- conspirant — planning a crime or harmful act in secret
- constrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrain.
- constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
- containers — Plural form of container.
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- 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
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- 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.
- cosmic ray — a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high-energy atomic nuclei.
- cosmoramic — of or relating to a cosmorama
- costa rica — a republic in Central America: gained independence from Spain in 1821; mostly mountainous and volcanic, with extensive forests. Official language: Spanish. Official religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: colón. Capital: San José. Pop: 4 695 942 (2013 est). Area: 50 900 sq km (19 652 sq miles)
- costarring — Present participle of costar.
- covariates — Plural form of covariate.
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- crocosmias — Plural form of crocosmia.
- croissants — Plural form of croissant.
- cross hair — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cryostasis — the deep-freezing of human bodies or other organisms at death; cryonics.
- cryostatic — of or relating to a cryostat
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- deaconries — Plural form of deaconry.
- desiccator — any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- disaccords — Plural form of disaccord.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- disorganic — Not organic; having no organization.