10-letter words containing c, o, a, l, s
- long-coats — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- loquacious — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
- lose caste — to lose social status or position
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- lost cause — a cause that has been defeated or whose defeat is inevitable.
- lower case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lower-case — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- lowercased — Printed or written in lowercase letters.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macroscale — A relatively large scale.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.
- marlaceous — Resembling marl.
- mast cloth — a partial lining sewed to the back of a square sail to prevent chafing from contact with the mast.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- meliaceous — belonging to the Meliaceae, the mahogany family of plants.
- mesolectal — any variety of language in a creole continuum that is intermediate between the basilect and the acrolect.
- microloans — Plural form of microloan.
- microscale — A very small or microscopic scale.
- microsomal — Of or pertaining to a microsome.
- miraculous — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
- miscatalog — to enter in a catalogue incorrectly
- mislocated — to misplace.
- mohs scale — a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbreviation: MSH.
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- monastical — Alternative form of monastic.
- monoculars — Plural form of monocular.
- mooncalves — Plural form of mooncalf.
- moose call — whalesong
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- mosaic law — the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.
- mosaically — In the manner of a mosaic.
- mosaiclike — (arts) Resembling a mosaic, particularly in composition.
- mycoplasma — any of numerous parasitic microorganisms of the class Mollicutes, comprising the smallest self-reproducing prokaryotes, lacking a true cell wall and able to survive without oxygen: a common cause of pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
- myoblastic — of or relating to a myoblast or myoblasts
- myofascial — Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues.
- mythoclast — a destroyer or debunker of myths.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neoclassic — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nicrosilal — a form of cast iron alloy containing nickel and chromium, developed for its hardness, ductility, and resistance to heat
- non-causal — of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- non-fiscal — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- nonclastic — Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- noncoastal — Not coastal.
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.