10-letter words containing c, d, r, o
- cloth yard — a medieval unit of measure for cloth, fixed at 37 inches by Edward VI of England: also used as a length for longbow arrows
- cloud over — If the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with clouds.
- cloud rack — a group of moving clouds
- cloudberry — a creeping Eurasian herbaceous rosaceous plant, Rubus chamaemorus, with white flowers and orange berry-like fruits (drupelets)
- cloudburst — A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
- cnidophore — a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.
- co-founder — a person who founds or establishes something with another.
- co-ordinal — belonging to the same order.
- co-produce — to produce (a film, play, television programme, etc) with another person
- coadjutors — Plural form of coadjutor.
- coarctated — Simple past tense and past participle of coarctate.
- coastguard — A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities.
- coastwards — in the direction of the coast
- coat dress — a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat
- coatbridge — an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)
- coauthored — one of two or more joint authors.
- codecenter — (programming) (Formerly Saber-C) A proprietary software development environment for C programs, offering an integrated toolkit for developing, testing, debugging and maintainance.
- codetalker — A military communications specialist using codes based on an obscure language.
- codewalker — (programming, tool) A program component that analyses other programs. Compilers have codewalkers in their front ends; so do cross-reference generators and some database front ends. Other utility programs that try to do too much with source code may turn into codewalkers. As in "This new 'vgrind' feature would require a codewalker to implement."
- codirector — a fellow director
- codiscover — to discover jointly
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- cofounders — a person who founds or establishes something with another.
- cold color — a paint fixed to glass or to a ceramic object without firing.
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold drink — a beverage that is chilled.
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- cold front — the boundary line between a warm air mass and the cold air pushing it from beneath and behind as it moves
- cold start — the reloading of a program or operating system
- cold store — A cold store is a building or room which is artificially cooled so that food can be preserved in it.
- cold-drawn — (of metal wire, bars, etc) having been drawn unheated through a die to reduce dimensions, toughen, and improve surface finish
- cold-store — to store in cold storage.
- cold-water — designating a room, apartment, etc. that is not provided with hot water or, sometimes, a bathroom
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- collarstud — a stud that is used to attach a removable collar to a shirt
- color-code — to use specific colors, according to a code, for wires, switches, cards, files, etc.
- coloradoan — a state in the W United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
- colorblind — unable to perceive colors or to distinguish between certain colors, as red and green
- colorbreed — to breed plants or animals selectively for the production of new varieties having a specific color or shade.
- colorfield — of, relating to, or characteristic of abstract painting in which large, flat areas of color are spread to cover the entire canvas and dominate over form and texture.
- colorslide — a color transparency, mounted usually between cardboard or plastic masks or glass plates, for projection onto a screen.
- colourbred — (of an animal) bred to be a particular colour
- come round — to be restored to life or consciousness
- come under — If you come under attack or pressure, for example, people attack you or put pressure on you.
- commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- commandery — a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
- commodores — Plural form of commodore.
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- compounder — A person who mixes or combines ingredients in order to produce an animal feed, medicine, or other substance.