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10-letter words containing l, a, y, o, r

  • carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
  • cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
  • cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
  • chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
  • chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
  • clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
  • clay court — a tennis court with a playing surface topped by a layer of crushed shale, brick, or stone
  • clay flour — dried and pulverized clay.
  • clearstory — clerestory
  • cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
  • cloth yard — a medieval unit of measure for cloth, fixed at 37 inches by Edward VI of England: also used as a length for longbow arrows
  • comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • conciliary — conciliar
  • condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
  • contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
  • copulatory — to engage in sexual intercourse.
  • coral lily — a bulbous herb, Lilium pumilum, of eastern Asia, having scarlet flowers with recurved petals.
  • coralberry — a small shrub, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, that is native to North America and is cultivated for its berries
  • cordiality — warmth of feeling
  • corporally — of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering.
  • cortically — Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
  • corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
  • cosmolatry — the worship of the cosmos
  • cotylosaur — any of various members of the extinct order of primitive and massive reptiles known as Cotylosauria, which lived between the Carboniferous and Triassic ages
  • craniology — the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
  • crazy golf — a putting game in which the ball has to be played via various obstacles
  • crystallo- — crystal
  • cyclograph — Arcograph.
  • cycloramas — Plural form of cyclorama.
  • cycloramic — a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
  • cyclosarin — Cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate, an extremely toxic substance used as a chemical weapon.
  • dandy roll — a light roller used in the manufacture of certain papers to produce watermarks
  • debonairly — In a debonair manner.
  • delegatory — of or relating to the delegation or assignment of authority, power, or responsibility.
  • depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
  • deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
  • desolatory — tending to cause desolation
  • dilatorily — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
  • dollar day — a sale day on which retail merchandise is reduced to a dollar or very low price.
  • doulocracy — Government by slaves.
  • downwardly — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
  • early wood — springwood.
  • emblazonry — Something emblazoned; a heraldic pattern.
  • epistolary — Relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters.
  • erotically — In an erotic manner.
  • escalatory — tending to escalate
  • fairyfloss — a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick
  • faldistory — a bishop's seat or throne
  • favourably — (British, Canada) In a favourable manner.
  • fearsomely — In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent.
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