10-letter words containing c, o, u, r, s
- crown rust — a disease of oats and other grasses, characterized by the formation, on the leaves, of orange or black spores, caused by a rust fungus, Puccinia coronata.
- crush zone — The crush zone is the part of a vehicle's bodywork that is designed to absorb the energy in a crash, reducing the amount that is felt by passengers inside the vehicle.
- crushproof — unable to be crushed or creased
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cryophorus — a glass tube with a bulb at each end which contains water and water vapour, used in physics to demonstrate freezing by evaporation
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- curbstones — Plural form of curbstone.
- curiousest — (non-standard) Superlative form of curious.
- curiousity — Misspelling of curiosity.
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- currycombs — Plural form of currycomb.
- curse word — a profane or obscene word, especially as used in anger or for emphasis.
- curvaceous — If someone describes a woman as curvaceous, they think she is attractive because of the curves of her body.
- curvacious — pleasingly curved
- custom car — a car that is built to the buyer's own specifications
- customizer — a person who customizes
- cut across — If an issue or problem cuts across the division between two or more groups of people, it affects or matters to people in all the groups.
- cutthroats — Plural form of cutthroat.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- decamerous — having ten sections or partitions
- decorously — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- denouncers — Plural form of denouncer.
- destructor — a furnace or incinerator for the disposal of refuse, esp one that uses the resulting heat to generate power
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolour.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourser — One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
- discourses — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discursion — an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.; a wandering or logically unconnected statement.
- discursory — of or relating to discourse
- disjunctor — a small body found in the spores of some fungi
- docudramas — Plural form of docudrama.
- dolichurus — a dactylic hexameter characterized by a redundant syllable at the end
- drum corps — a band, especially a marching band, of drum players usually under the direction of a drum major.
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- duckboards — Plural form of duckboard.
- duckshover — one who duckshoves, jumps a queue; cheats
- dust cover — a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- ecotourist — A participant in ecotourism.
- enclosures — Plural form of enclosure.
- encounters — Plural form of encounter.