11-letter words containing e, c, r, u
- credulously — In a credulous manner; believably.
- creep up on — If you creep up on someone, you move slowly closer to them without being seen by them.
- crematorium — A crematorium is a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned.
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- creophagous — flesh-eating or carnivorous
- crepuscular — Crepuscular means relating to twilight.
- crepusculum — Crepuscule; twilight; dusk.
- crest cloud — a stationary cloud parallel to and near the top of a mountain ridge. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- creve coeur — a town in E Missouri.
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- crinigerous — having hair; hairy
- crinkle-cut — (of chips or crisps) having a striated or furrowed surface
- crop duster — a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.
- croquignole — a small crisp cake
- crossruffed — Simple past tense and past participle of crossruff.
- crowded out — full to capacity; full to bursting
- crowdfunded — Simple past tense and past participle of crowdfund.
- crowdsource — to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet
- cruciferous — of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae
- cruciverbal — of or relating to crosswords
- crude steel — unrefined steel
- cruise ship — A cruise ship is a large ship which takes people from place to place on a cruise holiday, and on which entertainment, food, and drink are provided.
- crumbliness — The state of being crumbly.
- crunch time — the critical moment
- crunchiness — The state of being crunchy.
- crustaceans — Plural form of crustacean.
- crustaceous — forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
- cry quarter — to beg for mercy
- cryocautery — Cautery by the application of extreme cold.
- cryosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in cryosurgery
- cryosurgery — surgery involving the local destruction of tissues by quick freezing for therapeutic benefit
- cuirassiers — Plural form of cuirassier.
- culebra cut — former name of Gaillard Cut.
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- cult figure — a person who inspires devotion in a particular group of people
- culturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culture gap — a divide between two social groups that have different cultures
- culture war — conflict of values
- cultureless — Devoid of culture.
- culver city — a city in SW California, W of Los Angeles.
- culver hole — a hole for receiving a timber.
- culverineer — a soldier bearing a culverin
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- cummerbunds — Plural form of cummerbund.
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- curb market — curb (def 5).