11-letter words containing c, o, a
- covariation — a correlated variation
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- covenanters — Plural form of covenanter.
- covenanting — Present participle of covenant.
- covenantors — Plural form of covenantor.
- cover glass — a thin square of mounted glass used to protect a photographic slide
- covert coat — a short topcoat worn for hunting
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- cowansville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- cowcatchers — Plural form of cowcatcher.
- coxcombical — of or resembling the characteristic nature of a coxcomb
- crab-plover — a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.
- crack house — a house or flat where drugs are dealt and used
- cracovienne — a fast dance from the Krakow region of Poland which became popular in Paris during the 19th century
- cradle roof — a roof having trusses the undersides of which form an arch.
- cradleboard — a wooden frame worn on the back, used by North American Indian women for carrying an infant.
- craft union — a labour organization membership of which is restricted to workers in a specified trade or craft
- craftswoman — A craftswoman is a woman who makes things skilfully with her hands.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- cram course — an intensive course of study designed to review or teach material needed for a specific purpose or, often, material previously taught but not mastered.
- cram school — a private institution, especially in East Asia, that uses an accelerated curriculum to prepare students for university entrance exams.
- cramponning — climbing using crampons
- crance iron — a metal ring or cap to which bobstays and shrouds are secured, at the forward end of a bowsprit.
- craniectomy — the surgical removal of a part of the skull to facilitate brain surgery, the bone then being discarded rather than replaced
- craniognomy — the scientific study of the shape and characteristics of the skull
- craniograph — an instrument that outlines the skull.
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- crap around — Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
- crapshooter — a person who plays the game of craps
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crapulously — In a crapulous manner.
- crashworthy — (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
- crateriform — shaped like a crater
- crazy about — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- crazy horse — Native American name Ta-Sunko-Witko. ?1849–77, Sioux chief, remembered for his attempts to resist White settlement in Sioux territory
- crazy house — an asylum for people with psychiatric disorders
- creationary — Of or relating to creation.
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- creationist — A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- crematories — Plural form of crematory.
- crematorium — A crematorium is a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned.
- crenelation — Alternative form of crenellation.