11-letter words containing c, s, t, o, r
- auctioneers — Plural form of auctioneer.
- austromancy — Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
- autocracies — Plural form of autocracy.
- 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.
- baroceptors — Plural form of baroceptor.
- barracootas — Plural form of barracoota.
- barracoutas — Plural form of barracouta.
- 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.
- black frost — a frost without snow or rime that is severe enough to blacken vegetation
- 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.
- boston crab — a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back
- 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.
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- c-odescript — (language) A Liana interpreter, embeddable in C and C++ programs.
- cacogastric — relating to an upset stomach
- cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- caird coast — a region of Antarctica: a part of Coats Land on the SE coast of the Weddell Sea; now included in the British Antarctic Territory (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)
- calculators — Plural form of calculator.
- calochortus — any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
- campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- carillonist — a carillonneur
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- cartoonists — Plural form of cartoonist.
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
- castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
- castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
- castor bean — the seed of this plant
- castrations — Plural form of castration.
- catadromous — (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- cataractous — of or relating to cataracts
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.