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10-letter words containing c, r, i

  • brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
  • branchiate — having gills.
  • bratticing — a partition or lining, as of planks or cloth, forming an air passage in a mine.
  • breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
  • brecciated — Petrology. to form as breccia.
  • brick wall — a wall made out of brick
  • brick-kiln — a kiln in which blocks of clay are baked into bricks
  • brickearth — a clayey alluvium suitable for the making of bricks: specifically, such a deposit in southern England, yielding a fertile soil
  • brickfield — an area of ground where bricks are made
  • bricklayer — A bricklayer is a person whose job is to build walls using bricks.
  • brickmaker — a person who makes bricks
  • brickworks — a factory or plant where bricks are made
  • brilliance — great brightness; radiance
  • brilliancy — an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.
  • bring back — Something that brings back a memory makes you think about it.
  • brix scale — a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature
  • brno chair — an armchair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930, having a cantilevered frame of chromium-plated or stainless steel composed of two interlocking parts, one forming the legs and arms and the other the seat and back frame, with the back and seat lightly upholstered and usually covered with leather.
  • broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
  • broccolini — a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica B. oleracea, which resembles broccoli and is eaten as a green vegetable
  • brockville — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
  • broken ice — sea ice that covers from 50 to 80 percent of the surface of water in any particular area.
  • bronchiole — any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
  • bronchitic — acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke.
  • bronchitis — Bronchitis is an illness like a very bad cough, in which your bronchial tubes become sore and infected.
  • broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
  • brown rice — unpolished rice, in which the grains retain the outer yellowish-brown layer (bran)
  • buccinator — a thin muscle that compresses the cheeks and holds them against the teeth during chewing, etc
  • buckraking — the practice of accepting large sums of money for speaking to special interest groups.
  • burchfield — Charles Ephraim, 1893–1967, U.S. painter.
  • c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
  • cabin crew — The cabin crew on an aircraft are the people whose job is to look after the passengers.
  • cabineteer — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of a governmental cabinet.
  • cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
  • cacciatora — A style of cooking in which meat is cooked in a sauce containing mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes, white wine and herbs; chasseur.
  • cacciatore — prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms, herbs, and other seasonings
  • cadaverine — a toxic diamine with an unpleasant smell, produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Formula: NH2(CH2)5NH2
  • caddie car — a small light two-wheeled trolley for carrying clubs
  • caddisworm — the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etc
  • caerphilly — a market town in SE Wales, in Caerphilly county borough: site of the largest castle in Wales (13th–14th centuries). Pop: 31 060 (2001)
  • cafeterias — Plural form of cafeteria.
  • cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
  • cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
  • caipirinha — A Brazilian cocktail made with cachaca, lime or lemon juice, sugar, and crushed ice.
  • caipiroska — a cocktail drink containing vodka, lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice, based on the Caipirinha cocktail but with vodka replacing the Brazilian rum-like spirit Cachaça
  • calaverite — a metallic pale yellow mineral consisting of a telluride of gold in the form of elongated striated crystals. It is a source of gold in Australia and North America. Formula: AuTe2
  • calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
  • calciferol — a fat-soluble steroid, found esp in fish-liver oils, produced by the action of ultraviolet radiation on ergosterol. It increases the absorption of calcium from the intestine and is used in the treatment of rickets. Formula: C28H43OH
  • calciminer — A person who calcimines.
  • calcitrant — Stubborn; refractory.
  • calcitrate — (formal, ambitransitive) To kick.
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