10-letter words containing c, d
- chase down — If you chase someone down, you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them.
- chaudfroid — a sweet or savoury jellied sauce used to coat cold meat, chicken, etc
- check card — debit card.
- checkdigit — (data) A one-digit checksum.
- checkmated — (chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
- cheddaring — The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
- cheese dip — a creamy mixture made with cheese, for dipping crisps, raw vegetables etc into
- cheesewood — the tough yellowish wood of Australian trees of the genus Pittosporum: family Pittosporaceae
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chen duxiu — 1879–1942, Chinese intellectual, journalist, and cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party.
- cherry red — a bright red; cherry.
- cherry-red — bright red
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- chest cold — a cold mainly affecting the chest
- chesterbed — a sofa or chesterfield that opens into a bed.
- chickadees — Plural form of chickadee.
- chiffonade — finely shredded leaf vegetables used as a base for a dish or as a garnish
- child lock — a lock, such as one on a door or window, designed to keep children safe
- child seat — a type of child restraint consisting of a seat with safety features
- child star — a child who attains celebrity status
- child wife — a very young wife.
- child-care — having to do with the care of children, specif., of preschool children whose parents are employed
- child-free — making a positive choice not to have children
- childbirth — Childbirth is the act of giving birth to a child.
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- childhoods — Plural form of childhood.
- childishly — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- childproof — Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it.
- children's — a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl: books for children.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chinandega — a city in W Nicaragua.
- chinwagged — Simple past tense and past participle of chinwag.
- chionodoxa — any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- chipmunked — Simple past tense and past participle of chipmunk.
- chironomid — a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chlamydial — of or relating to infections caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- choke down — to swallow with difficulty
- choke-hold — a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind: The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath.
- chokeholds — Plural form of chokehold.
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritic — (geology) Of or pertaining to a chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage