11-letter words containing n, a, t, u, c
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- counterpace — a countermove
- counterpane — A counterpane is a decorative cover on a bed.
- counterpart — Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterraid — a retaliatory raid on an enemy
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- counterseal — a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal
- countervail — to act or act against with equal power or force
- countervair — (heraldry) A heraldic fur resembling vair, except in the arrangement of the patches or figures.
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country
- county fair — a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.
- county farm — a farm maintained for the poor by a county.
- county seat — A county seat is the same as a county town.
- coupon rate — The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
- court dance — a dignified dance for performance at a court. Compare folk dance (def 1).
- craft union — a labour organization membership of which is restricted to workers in a specified trade or craft
- crenulation — any of the teeth or notches of a crenulate structure
- cretan bull — a savage bull, captured on Crete by Hercules and allowed to roam near Marathon in Greece until captured by Theseus.
- crustaceans — Plural form of crustacean.
- crux ansata — the ankh, an ancient Egyptian symbol
- culminating — final; decisive
- culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
- culminative — (of stress or tone accent) serving to indicate the number of independent words or the important points in an utterance by assigning prominence to one syllable in each word or close-knit group of words.
- cultivating — Present participle of cultivate.
- cultivation — the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants
- cunctatious — addicted to or prone to cunctation
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- currant bun — a sweet bun containing currants
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- curtainwall — Storm shutters or other removable protection for all windows and doors in a residence or building against the effects of high winds, rain and flying objects during a hurricane. They can be made of a variety of materials such as aluminum panels, iron or even wood.
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- cut a melon — to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders
- cut and run — to make a rapid escape
- cut-and-try — marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.
- cutaneously — In a cutaneous way.
- cyclobutane — (uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
- debauchment — The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated