10-letter words containing c, r, o, m
- court tomb — a type of Neolithic trapezoidal burial mound having a semicircular forecourt at one end and bounded by large standing stones, common in the British Isles.
- courtrooms — Plural form of courtroom.
- covermount — A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.
- cramp iron — a piece of iron with bent ends for holding together building stones or the like.
- craniotomy — any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
- cream soda — a carbonated soft drink flavoured with vanilla
- creepmouse — an informal tickling game played with small children
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- crematoria — a crematory.
- cribriform — pierced with holes; sievelike
- crimsoning — Present participle of crimson.
- crippledom — the state of being crippled
- cristiform — crest-shaped
- cro magnon — an Upper Paleolithic population of humans, regarded as the prototype of modern Homo sapiens in Europe. Skeletal remains found in an Aurignacian cave in southern France indicate that the Cro-Magnon had long heads, broad faces, and sunken eyes, and reached a height of approximately 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm).
- cro-magnon — belonging to a prehistoric, Caucasoid type of human who lived on the European continent, distinguished by tallness and erect stature, and by the use of stone and bone implements, principally of Aurignacian culture
- crocosmias — Plural form of crocosmia.
- crossbeams — Plural form of crossbeam.
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crossmatch — (pathology) To test that the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
- crumbcloth — a cloth placed under a dining table to protect the carpet from crumbs and other material
- cryometers — Plural form of cryometer.
- cryometric — of or relating to cryometry
- cryptogams — Plural form of cryptogam.
- cryptogamy — the state of being a cryptogam
- cryptogram — a secret symbol
- cuculiform — of, relating to, or belonging to the order Cuculiformes, which includes the cuckoos
- cucumiform — shaped like a cucumber
- culiciform — resembling a gnat
- cultriform — (botany, zoology) Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
- cumuliform — resembling a cumulus cloud
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- curmudgeon — If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currycombs — Plural form of currycomb.
- custom car — a car that is built to the buyer's own specifications
- customizer — a person who customizes
- cyanometer — an instrument used for measuring the blueness of the sky
- cyathiform — shaped like a drinking glass or cup, with a wider upper section
- cyclometer — a device that records the number of revolutions made by a wheel and hence the distance travelled
- cycloramas — Plural form of cyclorama.
- cycloramic — a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
- cymotrichy — the state of having wavy hair
- cystograms — Plural form of cystogram.
- cystometer — a device for determining the reaction of the urinary bladder to increased internal pressure.
- cytochrome — any of a group of naturally occurring compounds, consisting of iron, a protein, and a porphyrin, that are important in cell oxidation-reduction reactions
- cytometric — of or relating to cytometry
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- dance form — the binary form used in most of the movements of the 18th-century suite.
- decamerous — having ten sections or partitions