10-letter words containing c, u, r, e, a
- nectareous — nectarous.
- neutercane — a storm resembling a small hurricane but obtaining part of its energy by the same mechanism as a frontal cyclone.
- nonnuclear — not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc.: to fight a nonnuclear war.
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- nuclearize — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- nunciature — the office or the term of service of a nuncio.
- nurturance — warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care.
- nutcracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- obtruncate — to slice or chop off the head or top part of
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- octamerous — consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- oleraceous — having the qualities or nature of a pot-herb for cookery
- onocentaur — a centaur whose legs and body are that of a donkey as opposed to a horse
- operculate — having an operculum.
- orbiculate — orbicular; rounded.
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- outreached — Simple past tense and past participle of outreach.
- outreaches — Plural form of outreach.
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- paracelsus — Philippus Aureolus [fi-lip-uh s aw-ree-oh-luh s] /fɪˈlɪp əs ɔˈri oʊ ləs/ (Show IPA), (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist.
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- pararescue — a rescue, as of persons caught in a disaster, accomplished by parachutists.
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- per curiam — by the court
- perceptual — of, relating to, or involving perception.
- percussant — (of an animal's tail on a heraldic shield) bent round to the animal's side
- perdurance — permanence; the quality of lasting or enduring forever
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- picaresque — pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
- picturable — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- prenuclear — of or relating to the era before the development of nuclear weapons.
- procedural — procedural language
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procurable — obtainable.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.