10-letter words containing l, o, r, a
- consimilar — similar; alike
- consortial — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- contraflow — A contraflow is a situation in which vehicles travelling on a main road in one direction have to use lanes that are normally used by traffic travelling in the opposite direction, because the road is being repaired.
- contraltos — Plural form of contralto.
- contraplex — relating to the transmission of two messages in opposite directions simultaneously
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- coprolalia — obsessive use of obscene or foul language
- copulatory — to engage in sexual intercourse.
- coral fern — a scrambling fern of the genus Gleichenia, having repeatedly forked fronds
- coral lily — a bulbous herb, Lilium pumilum, of eastern Asia, having scarlet flowers with recurved petals.
- coral pink — a light to medium yellowish-pink color.
- coral reef — A coral reef is a long narrow mass of coral and other substances, the top of which is usually just above or just below the surface of the sea.
- coral tree — any of various thorny, tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina, having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds
- coral vine — a Mexican climbing vine, Antigonon leptopus, of the buckwheat family, having arrow- or heart-shaped leaves and pink or white flowers.
- coralbells — a perennial herb of the western US, Heuchera sanguinea, with red flowers that are shaped like bells
- coralberry — a small shrub, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, that is native to North America and is cultivated for its berries
- corallines — Plural form of coralline.
- coralroots — Plural form of coralroot.
- cordiality — warmth of feeling
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- cordillera — a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
- corelation — a correlation
- corelative — correlative
- corigliano — John Paul, born 1938, U.S. composer.
- 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 plant — any of several treelike tropical plants of the genus Draecena, especially D. fragrans massangeana, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- corn salad — any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- cornstalks — Plural form of cornstalk.
- 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)
- coromandel — calamander
- coronalled — a crown; coronet.
- corporally — of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering.
- corralling — an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- correlated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- correlates — Plural form of correlate.
- correlator — a device that locates leaks in water or gas lines through noise detection
- corriedale — a breed of sheep reared for both wool and meat, originally developed in New Zealand and Australia
- 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
- cospectral — (mathematics) isospectral.
- coterminal — having the same border or covering the same area.
- 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
- coumarilic — coumaric
- coveralled — wearing coveralls
- crab louse — a parasitic louse, Pthirus (or Phthirus) pubis, that infests the pubic region in humans
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- 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