11-letter words containing c, i, s, a, u
- caulicolous — living or growing on other plants' stems
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- causability — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causalities — the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
- causational — the action of causing or producing.
- causatively — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- caustically — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- causticness — The state or quality of being caustic.
- ch'iungshan — Qiongshan.
- chart music — songs that feature in the music charts
- chauvinists — zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
- chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
- chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
- chin cactus — any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines.
- chinquapins — Plural form of chinquapin.
- chukchi sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America
- chula vista — city in SW Calif.: suburb of San Diego: pop. 174,000
- cincinnatus — Lucius Quinctius (ˈluːsɪəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?519–438 bc, Roman general and statesman, regarded as a model of simple virtue; dictator of Rome during two crises (458; 439), retiring to his farm after each one
- circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circumbasal — surrounding the base.
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- ciscaucasia — the part of Caucasia north of the Caucasus Mountains
- claudius ii — full name Marcus Aurelius Claudius, called Gothicus. 214–270 ad, Roman emperor (268–270)
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clubmanship — the status of belonging to an active club
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- colatitudes — Plural form of colatitude.
- commissural — Of or pertaining to a commissure.
- communalise — Alternative form of communalize.
- communalism — a system or theory of government in which the state is seen as a loose federation of self-governing communities
- communalist — An advocate of communalism.
- confusional — the act of confusing.
- connaisseur — A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
- consanguine — having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
- contaminous — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.
- continuants — Plural form of continuant.
- contrarious — (of people or animals) perverse or obstinate
- cornucopias — Plural form of cornucopia.
- coronavirus — a type of airborne virus accounting for 10-30% of all colds
- coruscating — A coruscating speech or performance is lively, intelligent, and impressive.
- coruscation — a gleam or flash of light
- cosmonautic — Of or related to cosmonauts or cosmonautics.
- cousin jack — a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries