10-letter words containing i, r, e, c, u
- 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
- counterpin — bedspread.
- courbevoie — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 85 716 (2006)
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- courtesies — excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
- courtierly — of a courtier
- courtliest — Superlative form of courtly.
- couturiere — a female dressmaker or dress designer
- couturiers — Plural form of couturier.
- craigfluke — a common name for the grey sole fish Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
- crannequin — a portable device for bending a crossbow.
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- crispature — the state of being crisped or crispate
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- crucifixes — Plural form of crucifix.
- cruddiness — The quality of being cruddy.
- cruise car — an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- crumminess — the state or quality of being crummy
- crunchtime — the tense, critical phase of an activity
- crustiness — The state of being crusty.
- cuba libre — a drink of rum, cola, lime juice, and ice
- cuirassier — a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass
- cuisiniere — a female cook or chef.
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- curb reins — reins attached to a curb bit
- curiousest — (non-standard) Superlative form of curious.
- currencies — Plural form of currency.
- curselarie — (in the works of Shakespeare) cursory
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- curtseying — Present participle of curtsey.
- curvetting — Present participle of curvet.
- customizer — a person who customizes
- cutis vera — cutis.
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- dicksucker — (vulgar slang) A person who fellates men.
- die brücke — a group of German Expressionist painters (1905–13), including Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1912 they exhibited with der Blaue Reiter
- direct sum — a composition of two disjoint sets, as vector spaces, such that every element in the composition can be written uniquely as the sum of two elements, one from each of the given sets.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourser — One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
- discourses — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- dutch rise — an increase in wages that is of no benefit to the recipient
- eau claire — a city in W Wisconsin.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.