10-letter words containing c, r, o, s
- chrysostom — Saint John. ?345–407 ad, Greek patriarch; archbishop of Constantinople (398–404). Feast day: Sept 13 or Nov 13
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- chunderous — nauseating
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- circuitous — A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- cis person — a person who is cisgender or cissexual.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- classrooms — Plural form of classroom.
- clearstory — clerestory
- clerestory — a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clitorises — the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- cloakrooms — Plural form of cloakroom.
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- cloisterer — a person who lives in a cloister
- cloistress — a nun
- close work — work that involves focusing your eyes on a nearby object, such as a book or computer screen, for a prolonged period of time
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cloth ears — a deaf person
- cloudburst — A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
- coadjutors — Plural form of coadjutor.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- coarseness — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- coarsening — Present participle of coarsen.
- coasterize — to ruin (a CD), esp while attempting to burn music, etc on to it, thus rendering it useful only as a drinks coaster
- 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.
- coastwards — in the direction of the coast
- coat dress — a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat
- coatsworth — Elizabeth, 1893–1986, U.S. writer, especially of children's books.
- cockhorses — Plural form of cockhorse.
- cockleburs — Plural form of cocklebur.
- cocksucker — a person regarded as despicable, disgusting, etc.
- cocksurely — In a cocksure manner.
- cockteaser — a girl or woman who purposely excites or arouses a male sexually but then refuses to have intercourse.
- cocomposer — a fellow composer
- coconspire — (intransitive) To conspire together with.
- codiscover — to discover jointly
- coenosarcs — Plural form of coenosarc.
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- cofounders — a person who founds or establishes something with another.
- coheirship — The state of being a coheir.
- coherences — Plural form of coherence.
- coiffurist — a person who styles hair, especially for women.
- coinsuring — Present participle of coinsure.