10-letter words containing c, o, d, a
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- codswallop — If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
- coffee and — coffee and a snack.
- coffee-and — coffee and a snack.
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- colatitude — the complement of the celestial latitude
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- cold start — the reloading of a program or operating system
- cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- cold-drawn — (of metal wire, bars, etc) having been drawn unheated through a die to reduce dimensions, toughen, and improve surface finish
- cold-patch — to apply a cold patch to.
- cold-water — designating a room, apartment, etc. that is not provided with hot water or, sometimes, a bathroom
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- collarstud — a stud that is used to attach a removable collar to a shirt
- colligated — Simple past tense and past participle of colligate.
- collimated — Simple past tense and past participle of collimate.
- collocated — to set or place together, especially side by side.
- collonades — Plural form of collonade.
- colonnaded — A colonnaded building has evenly-spaced columns.
- colonnades — Plural form of colonnade.
- coloradoan — a state in the W United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- comandante — commandant.
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- comedietta — a short comic stage or musical production
- comitadjis — members of any guerrilla band in the Balkan countries or Macedonia
- comm badge — a small combined radio transmitter and receiver, carried around by one person, esp military personnel, in the form of a badge worn on the chest
- commandant — A commandant is an army officer in charge of a particular place or group of people.
- commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- commandery — a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
- commandeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command.
- commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
- commandoes — Plural form of commando.
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- commutated — to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
- companding — a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- conchoidal — (of the fracture of minerals and rocks) having smooth shell-shaped convex and concave surfaces
- concordant — being in agreement: harmonious
- concordats — Plural form of concordat.
- concordial — characterized by concord
- condensate — a substance formed by condensation, such as a liquid from a vapour
- condonable — to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like): The government condoned the computer hacking among rival corporations.
- condonance — the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.
- conductant — Able to conduct (e.g. conduct electrical current); conductive.
- condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- condylomas — Plural form of condyloma.