10-letter words containing c, o, d, l, e
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- clog dance — a dance in which clogs are worn to beat out the rhythm
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- close down — to cease or cause to cease operations
- closed set — a set that includes all the values obtained by application of a given operation to its members
- closed-end — of or pertaining to an investment company issuing a fixed number of shares which are traded on an exchange
- closedness — The property of being closed.
- closedowns — Plural form of closedown.
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cloud nine — a condition of great joy or bliss; euphoric state
- cloud over — If the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with clouds.
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloudberry — a creeping Eurasian herbaceous rosaceous plant, Rubus chamaemorus, with white flowers and orange berry-like fruits (drupelets)
- cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- clubfooted — Having a clubfoot.
- coagulated — Subject to coagulation.
- coal depot — a place at which coal may be deposited, stored, etc
- coal field — an area containing significant coal deposits.
- coalfields — Plural form of coalfield.
- cockeyedly — in a cockeyed manner
- codetalker — A military communications specialist using codes based on an obscure language.
- codewalker — (programming, tool) A program component that analyses other programs. Compilers have codewalkers in their front ends; so do cross-reference generators and some database front ends. Other utility programs that try to do too much with source code may turn into codewalkers. As in "This new 'vgrind' feature would require a codewalker to implement."
- 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 steel — the use of bayonets, knives, etc, in combat
- cold store — A cold store is a building or room which is artificially cooled so that food can be preserved in it.
- cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- cold-spell — a sudden onset of a relatively brief period of cold weather.
- cold-store — to store in cold storage.
- cold-water — designating a room, apartment, etc. that is not provided with hot water or, sometimes, a bathroom
- coldcocked — to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- 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.
- color-code — to use specific colors, according to a code, for wires, switches, cards, files, etc.
- colorbreed — to breed plants or animals selectively for the production of new varieties having a specific color or shade.
- colorfield — of, relating to, or characteristic of abstract painting in which large, flat areas of color are spread to cover the entire canvas and dominate over form and texture.
- colorslide — a color transparency, mounted usually between cardboard or plastic masks or glass plates, for projection onto a screen.
- colourbred — (of an animal) bred to be a particular colour
- 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.