10-letter words containing e, r, c, u
- counsellor — A counsellor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- counselors — Plural form of counselor.
- counselour — Alternative form of counselor.
- counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- 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".
- countercry — a cry responding to another cry
- countering — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- counterion — an ion that has the opposite charge to that of another ion within the same solution
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- countermen — Plural form of counterman.
- counterpin — bedspread.
- counterspy — a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage
- countersue — to sue (a plaintiff) in response or opposition to a preceding lawsuit
- countertop — A countertop is a flat surface in a kitchen which is easily cleaned and on which you can prepare food.
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- courantyne — a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km (475 miles)
- courbevoie — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 85 716 (2006)
- courgettes — Plural form of courgette.
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- coursebook — a book studied on an educational course
- coursemate — One who is taking the same academic course.
- courseware — computer software designed to be used in an educational course
- coursework — written or oral work completed by a student within a given period, which is assessed as an integral part of an educational course
- court case — a legal action
- court shoe — Court shoes are women's shoes that do not cover the top part of the foot and are usually made of plain leather with no design.
- courtesans — Plural form of courtesan.
- courtesies — excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
- courthouse — A courthouse is a building in which a court of law meets.
- courtierly — of a courtier
- courtliest — Superlative form of courtly.
- couturiere — a female dressmaker or dress designer
- couturiers — Plural form of couturier.
- couverture — Chocolate made with extra cocoa butter to give a high gloss, used for covering sweets and cakes.
- covermount — A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.
- covertures — Plural form of coverture.
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- crab louse — a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in humans
- cracked up — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- crackhouse — a place where cocaine in the form of crack is bought, sold, and smoked.
- craigfluke — a common name for the grey sole fish Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- crannequin — a portable device for bending a crossbow.
- crapulence — sickness caused by excess in drinking or eating
- craquelure — a network of fine cracks on old paintings caused by the deterioration of pigment or varnish
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- cream puff — a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling