10-letter words containing c, a, r, n, u
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carbuncled — infected with a carbuncle.
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- card punch — keypunch (def 1).
- card-punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- cardueline — of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- caruncular — Of, relating to, or like, a caruncle.
- cassumunar — an aromatic, bitter root similar to ginger
- casuarinas — Plural form of casuarina.
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- chain rule — a theorem that may be used in the differentiation of the function of a function. It states that du/dx = (du/dy)(dy/dx), where y is a function of x and u a function of y
- chairbound — unable to walk; dependent on a wheelchair for mobility
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chaucerian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- circannual — noting or pertaining to a biological activity or cycle that recurs yearly.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clarenceux — the second King-of-Arms in England
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- confabular — of or relating to confabulation
- conga drum — a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
- conjurator — a person who, through oath, is bound to others, esp a member of a group plotting a conspiracy
- connatural — having a similar nature or origin
- 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
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- cornaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel
- cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
- counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- countryman — Your countrymen are people from your own country.
- courantyne — a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km (475 miles)
- court hand — a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts
- courtesans — Plural form of courtesan.
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.