10-letter words containing c, i, b, e
- cosmic web — a network of filaments of dark matter, believed by many astronomers to form the basis of the universe
- counterbid — A counterbid is a bid that is made in response to a bid from another person or group, offering the seller more advantages.
- courbevoie — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 85 716 (2006)
- cowberries — Plural form of cowberry.
- crabbiness — the state of being crabby
- cranesbill — any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having pink or purple flowers and long slender beaked fruits: family Geraniaceae
- creditable — A creditable performance or achievement is of a reasonably high standard.
- creditably — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- crib death — Crib death is the sudden death of a baby while it is asleep, although the baby had not previously been ill.
- crib sheet — a sheet containing notes, etc, on a particular subject, used as a study aid
- crispbread — Crispbreads are thin dry biscuits made from wheat or rye. They are often eaten instead of bread by people who want to lose weight.
- cuba libre — a drink of rum, cola, lime juice, and ice
- cultivable — (of land) capable of being cultivated
- curb reins — reins attached to a curb bit
- cybercrime — the illegal use of computers and the internet
- cyberdelic — Of or pertaining to a fusion of modern cyberculture with the psychedelic counterculture of the 1960s.
- cyberknife — a laser surgery technique which uses a mobile robotic arm to target tumours, etc, more effectively than conventional radiotherapy
- cybernetic — the study of human control functions and of mechanical and electronic systems designed to replace them, involving the application of statistical mechanics to communication engineering.
- cytarabine — a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- debit card — A debit card is a bank card that you can use to pay for things. When you use it the money is taken out of your bank account immediately.
- deblocking — Present participle of deblock.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- deceivable — capable of being deceived; gullible.
- decembrist — a participant in the unsuccessful revolt against Tsar Nicolas I in Dec 1825
- deceptible — capable of being deceived
- deck cabin — a cabin on the deck of a boat from which the vessel is steered
- declinable — that can be declined; having case inflections
- decoctible — capable of being decocted
- deductible — If a payment or expense is deductible, it can be deducted from another sum such as your income, for example, when calculating how much income tax you have to pay.
- defectible — having the ability to fail
- descriable — Capable of being descried (detected or perceived).
- describent — (geometry) A generatrix.
- describers — Plural form of describer.
- describing — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- despicable — If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- despicably — deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
- detectible — to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating.
- diabetical — relating to diabetes
- dickeybird — dickey1 (def 4).
- die brücke — a group of German Expressionist painters (1905–13), including Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1912 they exhibited with der Blaue Reiter
- directable — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- disc brake — a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper.
- duckbilled — Having a bill like that of a duck.
- duplicable — capable of being duplicated.
- ebullience — high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.
- ebulliency — Ebullience.
- effectible — (dated, 1600s) Capable of being done or achieved.
- emblematic — Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
- embolismic — Relating to embolism or intercalation.