10-letter words containing c, a, u, s
- podocarpus — any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Podocarpus, of tropical and semitropical regions, especially P. macrophyllus, which is cultivated as an ornamental.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postocular — located behind the eye
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- procacious — insolent
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- punctuates — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- purchasing — buying
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- puschkinia — a small spring-flowering bulb, Puschkinia scilloides, of Asia Minor and the Caucasus, having white or pale blue flowers striped with dark blue
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- quackgrass — A species of grass, Elymus repens.
- quackishly — In a quackish manner.
- quadratics — a quadratic polynomial or equation.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- quillbacks — Plural form of quillback.
- quitclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim.
- quittances — Plural form of quittance.
- race music — blues-based music or jazz by and for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was regarded as a distinctive, separate market by the music industry; early jazz or rhythm-and-blues.
- racecourse — racetrack.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- ranunculus — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Ranunculus, having finely divided leaves and typically yellow five-petalled flowers. The genus includes buttercup, crowfoot, spearwort, and lesser celandine
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- resurfaced — to give a new surface to.
- resurfacer — a machine or tool used for resurfacing
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- root cause — origin
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- run across — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- run scared — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- sac fungus — ascomycete.
- sacahuista — a North American flowering grass