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11-letter words containing c, r, o, s, e

  • autocracies — Plural form of autocracy.
  • bacciferous — bearing berries
  • bachelorism — bachelorhood
  • backcrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of backcross.
  • backcrosses — Plural form of backcross.
  • backstopper — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
  • backstroker — a person who swims the backstroke, especially a member of a competitive swimming team who specializes in the backstroke.
  • backstrokes — Plural form of backstroke.
  • bacteriosis — any bacterial disease
  • bacteroides — any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
  • badderlocks — a seaweed, Alaria esculenta, that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe
  • baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
  • belt course — an ornamental projecting band or continuous moulding along a wall
  • belt-course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
  • bioresearch — the investigation of the nature of living organisms; biological research.
  • bletcherous — /blech'*-r*s/ Disgusting in design or function; aesthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used of people. "This keyboard is bletcherous!" (Perhaps the keys don't work very well, or are misplaced.) The term bletcherous applies to the esthetics of the thing so described; similarly for cretinous. By contrast, something that is "losing" or "bagbiting" may be failing to meet objective criteria.
  • blockbuster — A blockbuster is a film or book that is very popular and successful, usually because it is very exciting.
  • bloodsucker — A bloodsucker is any creature that sucks blood from a wound that it has made in an animal or person.
  • body search — If a person is body searched, someone such as a police officer searches them while they remain clothed. Compare strip-search.
  • body-search — to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
  • boss screen — a screen image within a computer game that can be activated instantly, designed to hide the evidence of game-playing, esp at work
  • bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
  • breconshire — (until 1974) a county of SE Wales, now mainly in Powys: over half its area forms the Brecon Beacons National Park
  • bristlecone — a western American pine with bristle-like prickles on its cones
  • broadcasted — to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
  • broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
  • brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
  • brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
  • buon fresco — fresco (def 1).
  • bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
  • butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
  • c-odescript — (language)   A Liana interpreter, embeddable in C and C++ programs.
  • cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
  • cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
  • calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
  • calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
  • camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
  • camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
  • campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
  • camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
  • cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
  • candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
  • canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
  • cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
  • caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
  • carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
  • carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
  • carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
  • carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
  • carcassonne — a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 48 212 (2006)
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