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11-letter words containing c, o, a, t, d

  • caird coast — a region of Antarctica: a part of Coats Land on the SE coast of the Weddell Sea; now included in the British Antarctic Territory (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)
  • camphorated — impregnated or combined with camphor
  • candle-foot — foot-candle
  • candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
  • cape doctor — a strong fresh SE wind blowing in the vicinity of Cape Town, esp in the summer
  • capernoited — capricious
  • carbon-date — to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
  • cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
  • cardiomotor — relating to the action of the heart
  • cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
  • cardiotonic — having a positive effect on cardiac function
  • cardiotoxic — Chemically damaging to the tissues of the heart.
  • carnationed — having the colour of flesh
  • carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
  • case method — Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.
  • case*method — An analysis and design method from Oracle targeted at information management applications.
  • casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
  • cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
  • catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
  • categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
  • cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
  • centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
  • centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
  • child actor — an actor who is a child
  • chittamwood — American smoke tree.
  • chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
  • chord chart — a chart indicating by means of symbols the identity, sequence, and duration of the musical chords occurring in the accompaniment to a melody.
  • chordotonal — (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
  • cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
  • cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
  • clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
  • clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
  • cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
  • clostridial — any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
  • cloth-eared — deaf
  • cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • coade stone — a ceramic imitation of carved stonework popular in England around 1800.
  • coadjutants — Plural form of coadjutant.
  • coadunation — (obsolete) union into a single body or mass; unity.
  • coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
  • coast guard — The coast guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast.
  • coatdresses — Plural form of coatdress.
  • coati-mundi — coati
  • code dating — the system of marking products with the date when they were packed
  • codefendant — a fellow defendant
  • coeducation — instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes
  • cogenerated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogenerate.
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