10-letter words containing n, a, p
- champagnes — Plural form of champagne.
- champaigne — Philippe de (filip də). 1602–74, French painter, born in Brussels: noted particularly for his portraits and historical and religious scenes
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- channel op — (messaging) /chan'l op/ (Or "op", "chan op", "chop") Someone who is endowed with privileges on a particular IRC channel. These privileges include the right to kick users, to change various status bits and to make others into CHOPs. The full form, "channel operator", is almost never used.
- chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chinagraph — a coloured pencil used for writing on china, glass, etc
- chinquapin — a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- co-captain — a joint captain
- co-partner — a partner or associate, as in a business.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coaptation — the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound
- cochampion — a joint champion
- collapsing — Present participle of collapse.
- collapsion — (archaic) collapse.
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
- compacting — Present participle of compact.
- compaction — a compacting or being compacted; compression
- companding — a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.
- companions — Plural form of companion.
- compansion — Companding.
- companying — Present participle of company.
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- compassing — Present participle of compass.
- compassion — Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering.
- compearant — a person who appears in court
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.