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11-letter words containing e, o, c

  • broad-faced — having a broad, wide face.
  • 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.
  • brochantite — a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
  • brocken bow — anticorona.
  • broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
  • bronchocele — dilatation of a bronchus.
  • bronx cheer — A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
  • brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
  • brucellosis — an infectious disease of cattle, goats, dogs, and pigs, caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and transmittable to humans (e.g. by drinking contaminated milk): symptoms include fever, chills, and severe headache
  • brute force — physical strength, power
  • bucket down — If the rain buckets down, or if it buckets down with rain, it rains very heavily.
  • bucket shop — an unregistered firm of stockbrokers that engages in speculation with clients' funds
  • bucket-load — a large quantity
  • buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
  • bumper crop — large harvest
  • bunchflower — a tall plant (Melanthium virginicum) of the lily family, growing in the E U.S. and having large clusters of white or greenish flowers
  • bungee cord — a type of stretchy rope consisting of elastic strands often in a fabric casing. Bungee cords may be used in parachuting, bungee jumping or to secure loads. Ones used for securing loads often have hooks on either end.
  • buon fresco — fresco (def 1).
  • bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
  • butenedioic — designating a type of acid
  • butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
  • by force of — If something happens by force of a particular quality, action, or set of circumstances, it happens because of the nature or intensity of that quality, action, or set of circumstances.
  • by-election — A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died.
  • c-odescript — (language)   A Liana interpreter, embeddable in C and C++ programs.
  • cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
  • cabbageworm — any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white
  • cabinetwood — any wood suitable for use in cabinetwork.
  • cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
  • cable modem — (communications, hardware)   A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
  • cablevision — cable television.
  • cache block — cache line
  • cacodemonic — relating to cacodemons
  • cacoepistic — Of or relating to mispronounced words.
  • cacogenesis — (medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
  • cacomistles — Plural form of cacomistle.
  • cacophonies — Plural form of cacophony.
  • cadet cloth — a heavy woolen cloth of double-cloth construction and bluish-gray color, used especially for uniforms at military schools.
  • cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
  • caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
  • cafe brulot — black coffee flavored with sugar, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon, and brandy, ignited and allowed to flame briefly.
  • cafe royale — black coffee, to which cognac, lemon peel, sugar, and sometimes cinnamon have been added.
  • cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
  • calceolaria — any tropical American scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Calceolaria: cultivated for its speckled slipper-shaped flowers
  • calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
  • calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
  • calefaction — the act of heating
  • calefactory — giving warmth
  • californite — vesuvianite jade.
  • callousness — made hard; hardened.
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