10-letter words containing i, n, c, s, o, r
- copernicus — Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
- copperskin — a Native American
- coprisoner — a fellow prisoner
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- coresident — one of two or more computer programs stored in a computer memory simultaneously
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- corn grits — hominy grits.
- cornerwise — with a corner in front; diagonally
- cornetfish — any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.
- cornetists — Plural form of cornetist.
- cornettist — A musician who plays the cornett.
- cornfields — Plural form of cornfield.
- cornishman — a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- cornsticks — Plural form of cornstick.
- cornwallis — Charles, 1st Marquis Cornwallis. 1738–1805, British general in the War of American Independence: commanded forces defeated at Yorktown (1781): defeated Tipu Sahib (1791): governor general of Bengal (1786–93, 1805): negotiated the Treaty of Amiens (1801)
- coronaries — Plural form of coronary.
- coroutines — Plural form of coroutine.
- corrientes — a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River. Pop: 340 000 (2005 est)
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- costarring — Present participle of costar.
- councilors — Plural form of councilor.
- countryish — similar to that which is typical of country music
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- crimsoning — Present participle of crimson.
- crinolines — Plural form of crinoline.
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- criterions — Plural form of criterion.
- croissants — Plural form of croissant.
- cross vine — a woody bignoniaceous vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers
- cross wind — a wind blowing across the course or path of a ship, aircraft, etc.
- cross-link — a chemical bond, atom, or group of atoms that connects two adjacent chains of atoms in a large molecule such as a polymer or protein
- cross-vein — a transverse vein that connects adjacent longitudinal veins in the wing of an insect.
- cross-vine — a climbing or creeping woody vine, Bignonia capreolata, of the bignonia family, having yellow-red trumpet-shaped flowers and a stem that shows a crosslike arrangement in cross section.
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.
- crosswinds — Plural form of crosswind.
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cryogenics — Cryogenics is a branch of physics that studies what happens to things at extremely low temperatures.
- cryogenist — of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
- cyprinoids — Plural form of cyprinoid.
- deaconries — Plural form of deaconry.
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconfirm — to prove to be invalid.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- discording — Present participle of discord.