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11-letter words containing c, u, r, d

  • chauffeured — driven by a chauffeur
  • cheque card — In Britain, a cheque card or a cheque guarantee card is a small plastic card given to you by your bank and which you have to show when you are paying for something by cheque or when you are cashing a cheque at another bank.
  • church mode — a mode belonging to a codified system of modes in use in Gregorian chant and in other music to c1600.
  • churchwards — in the direction of the church
  • churchyards — Plural form of churchyard.
  • churn drill — a portable drill rig using a bit fashioned on a massive steel cylinder that is alternately lifted and dropped to drill a hole in earth and rock.
  • circumcised — (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
  • circumcized — Simple past tense and past participle of circumcize.
  • circumfused — Simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse.
  • cire perdue — a method of casting bronze, in which a mould is formed around a wax pattern, which is subsequently melted and drained away
  • ciudad real — a market town in S central Spain. Pop: 65 703 (2003 est)
  • clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
  • click fraud — repeated clicking on an online advert for fraudulent purposes, esp to charge the advertiser for fictitious traffic to their website
  • clinandrium — a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the anthers
  • close round — to encircle; surround
  • closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.
  • clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
  • cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
  • cloud grass — a grass, Agrostis nebulosa, of Spain, having clusters of tiny spikelets on slender stalks, used in bouquets.
  • cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
  • cloudbursts — Plural form of cloudburst.
  • co-producer — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
  • coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
  • coast guard — The coast guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast.
  • code number — a number used to identify something
  • cold rubber — synthetic rubber made at low temperatures (about 5°C). It is stronger than that made at higher temperatures and is used for car tyres
  • cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
  • cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
  • color guard — the persons carrying and escorting the colors (flag) in a parade, ceremony, etc.
  • colour code — a system of easily distinguishable colours, as for the identification of electrical wires or resistors
  • colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.
  • colourbreed — to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour
  • come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
  • computerdom — the computer industry
  • conductress — a female conductor
  • confounders — Plural form of confounder.
  • conjectured — Simple past tense and past participle of conjecture.
  • constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
  • contributed — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • cord cutter — a person who has switched from cable, satellite, or landline to a wireless or Internet connection to access television or phone service: Cord cutters are using more mobile apps to view college football than ever before.
  • cordon bleu — Cordon bleu is used to describe cookery or cooks of the highest standard.
  • corrigendum — an error to be corrected
  • cote d'azur — the Mediterranean coast of France, including the French Riviera: forms an administrative region with Provence
  • cotransduce — to cause (genes) to undergo cotransduction
  • counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
  • counterbond — a bond that protects a person who has entered into a bond for another person
  • counterdraw — to copy (a painting, etc) by tracing it onto a transparent material, such as oiled paper
  • counterdrug — Against the trafficking of drugs.
  • countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
  • counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
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