10-letter words containing c, a, t, u
- catapultic — of or resembling a catapult
- catawampus — askew; awry
- catch-ups' — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- catenulate — (of certain spores) formed in a row or chain
- caterwauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul.
- catholicus — catholicos.
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- caulescent — having a stem clearly visible above the ground
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- causatives — Plural form of causative.
- cause list — a list of cases awaiting a hearing
- causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- cauterised — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterise.
- cauterized — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterize.
- cauterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cauterize.
- 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.
- cautioning — Present participle of caution.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celebutard — (informal, pejorative, offensive, slang) A celebrity viewed as unintelligent; especially a celebrity who behaves badly in public.
- cellulated — of, relating to, resembling, or composed of very small cells
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centaurian — resembling or of the nature of a centaur
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- ceratosaur — a carnivorous, swift-running North American theropod dinosaur of the genus Ceratosaurus and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a large skull with a short horn between the nostrils and a bony knob in front of each eye, and reaching a length of 20 feet (6.1 meter).
- chanteuses — Plural form of chanteuse.
- charcutier — a pork butcher.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chartreuse — either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
- chartulary — cartulary
- chautauqua — (in the US, formerly) a summer school or educational meeting held in the summer
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chikamatsu — Monzaemon [mawn-zah-e-mawn] /ˈmɔn zɑ ɛˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1724, Japanese playwright.
- chrononaut — (science fiction, dated) A time-traveller.
- chuang-tzu — Also, Chwang-tse. (Chuang Chow) flourished 4th century b.c, Chinese mystic and philosopher.
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- circulated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- circulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circulate.
- circulator — a person who moves from place to place.
- cistaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
- claret cup — an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- clausewitz — Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780–1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)
- clay court — a tennis court with a playing surface topped by a layer of crushed shale, brick, or stone
- club steak — a small steak that is cut from the short loin of beef and contains no part of the tenderloin
- club wheat — a wheat, Triticum compactum, characterized by compact, club-shaped spikes, used for making pastry flour and the like.
- clubmaster — the manager of a gentlemen's club
- clutch bag — clutch1 (def 15).