13-letter words containing c, a, r, y
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consimilarity — the condition of being mutually alike
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- contractility — capable of contracting or causing contraction.
- contractually — of, relating to, or secured by a contract.
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- contragravity — (scifi) antigravity.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
- conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
- convulsionary — of or affected with convulsion.
- cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- corduroy road — a road across swampy ground, made of logs laid transversely
- core analysis — Core analysis is the process of studying a sample of rock in a laboratory.
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- coronary vein — any of several veins that receive blood from the heart wall and empty into the coronary sinus.
- correlatively — so related that each implies or complements the other.
- corroboratory — Serving to corroborate or strengthen.
- costimulatory — Of or pertaining to co-stimulation.
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
- counterplayer — a person who makes a counterplay
- country dance — a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
- country-dance — a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows.
- courtesy call — a formal visit
- courtesy card — a privilege card
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
- crayola books — (publication) A humorous and/or disparaging term for the rainbow series of National Computer Security Center (NCSC) computer security standards. See also Orange Book.
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- creepy-crawly — You can refer to insects as creepy-crawlies when they give you a feeling of fear or disgust. This word is mainly used by children.
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptanalysis — the study of codes and ciphers; cryptography
- cryptanalytic — Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or cryptanalytics.
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
- cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
- cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
- cryptological — cryptography.
- cryptoxanthin — a carotenoid pigment, C40H56O, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body