10-letter words containing c, o, u, r, s
- circuitous — A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- cloudburst — A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
- coadjutors — Plural form of coadjutor.
- coastguard — A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities.
- cockleburs — Plural form of cocklebur.
- cocksucker — a person regarded as despicable, disgusting, etc.
- cocksurely — In a cocksure manner.
- cofounders — a person who founds or establishes something with another.
- coiffurist — a person who styles hair, especially for women.
- coinsuring — Present participle of coinsure.
- collarstud — a stud that is used to attach a removable collar to a shirt
- colostrous — containing colostrum
- colourcast — a colour television broadcast
- colourfast — A fabric that is colourfast has a colour that will not get paler when the fabric is washed or worn.
- colourings — Plural form of colouring.
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
- colourwash — a coloured distemper
- comburgess — (formerly) a fellow citizen or freeman of a borough
- combustors — Plural form of combustor.
- commeasure — to coincide with in degree, extent, quality, etc
- commissure — a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- composture — compost or manure
- composures — Plural form of composure.
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- compursion — the act of contracting the mouth into a small rounded shape
- compuserve — CompuServe Information Service
- conclusory — of, relating to, or involving an end or conclusion
- concourses — Plural form of concourse.
- conductors — a person who conducts; a leader, guide, director, or manager.
- configures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure.
- coniferous — A coniferous forest or wood is made up of conifers.
- conquerers — Plural form of conquerer.
- conqueress — a woman who conquers or is victorious
- conquerors — a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor.
- consortium — A consortium is a group of people or firms who have agreed to co-operate with each other.
- constructs — Plural form of construct.
- construing — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- consultory — consultative
- conundrums — Plural form of conundrum.
- copernicus — Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
- copurifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copurify.
- coriaceous — of or resembling leather
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- corn shuck — the husk of an ear of maize
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- corn syrup — syrup prepared from maize