10-letter words containing c, u, b, o
- come about — When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened.
- commutable — (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
- computable — computability theory
- concubines — Plural form of concubine.
- confabular — of or relating to confabulation
- confusable — Able or liable to be confused with something else.
- confusably — In a confusable way; such that they may be confused.
- confutable — (archaic, or, formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable.
- conjugable — Capable of being conjugated.
- consubsist — to subsist together
- consumable — Consumable goods are items which are intended to be bought, used, and then replaced.
- contribute — If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- coquimbite — hydrated ferric sulphate found in certain rocks and in volcanic fumaroles
- corbel out — to support on corbels
- cordonbleu — any of several small African finches of the genus Uraeginthus, having pale blue and buff plumage and commonly kept as cage birds.
- coreid bug — leaf-footed bug.
- cotton bud — A cotton bud is a small stick with a ball of cotton wool at each end, which people use, for example, for applying make-up.
- coulterneb — The puffin.
- counterbid — A counterbid is a bid that is made in response to a bid from another person or group, offering the seller more advantages.
- counterbug — (humour) A bug used as a relpy to refute another person's bug report, as in "counterargument".
- coupleable — two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- courbevoie — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 85 716 (2006)
- coursebook — a book studied on an educational course
- 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.
- crab louse — a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in humans
- cross buck — an offensive play in which two running backs cross paths and charge into the line on opposite sides, one back receiving the ball from the quarterback and the other back faking possession.
- croton bug — a small, winged cockroach (Blattella germanica); German cockroach
- crumbcloth — a cloth placed under a dining table to protect the carpet from crumbs and other material
- cubby-hole — A cubby-hole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- cubbyholes — Plural form of cubbyhole.
- cuckoo bee — any of several species of parasitic or inquiline bee the queen of which lays her eggs in the nest of the bumblebee or other species, sometimes killing the host queen, leaving her eggs to be raised by the workers of the nest
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
- curbstones — Plural form of curbstone.
- currycombs — Plural form of currycomb.
- customable — subject to customs
- cuttlebone — the internal calcareous shell of the cuttlefish, used as a mineral supplement to the diet of cage-birds and as a polishing agent
- cybergroup — A group based in cyberspace or on the Internet.
- cyclobutyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclobutane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- discobolus — A discus thrower.
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double cup — (in Renaissance art) a matched pair of metal cups, made so that one can be placed inverted on top of the other.
- double-cut — noting a file having parallel cutting ridges crisscrossing in two directions.
- douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- duckboards — Plural form of duckboard.
- dutch bond — a brickwork bond in which the vertical joints of the stretchers in any course are in line with the centers of the first stretchers above and below.
- embouchure — The way in which a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a brass or wind instrument.