10-letter words containing n, e, r, o
- cornetfish — any of several slender fishes of the family Fistulariidae, of tropical seas, having an elongated snout and bony plates instead of scales.
- cornetists — Plural form of cornetist.
- cornettino — a small woodwind instrument of the cornett family that was popular in northern Europe in the 15th century
- cornettist — A musician who plays the cornett.
- cornfields — Plural form of cornfield.
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- cornflower — Cornflowers are small plants with flowers that are usually blue.
- cornhusker — a person or machine that strips cornhusks from ears of maize
- coromandel — calamander
- coronalled — a crown; coronet.
- coronaries — Plural form of coronary.
- coronatine — A polycyclic phytotoxin, produced by some forms of Pseudomonas, that can induce chlorosis.
- coronetted — Bearing one or more coronets.
- coroutines — Plural form of coroutine.
- corpulence — fatness or stoutness of body; obesity
- corpulency — Alternative form of corpulence.
- correcting — Present participle of correct.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
- correption — the shortening of vowels in pronunciation
- correspond — If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond.
- corrientes — a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River. Pop: 340 000 (2005 est)
- corrigenda — Plural form of corrigendum.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- coryneform — resembling a corynebacterium
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- coterminal — having the same border or covering the same area.
- cotransfer — a simultaneous transfer of multiple genes
- cotter pin — a split pin secured, after passing through holes in the parts to be attached, by spreading the ends
- coulterneb — The puffin.
- counseller — Archaic spelling of counsellor.
- counsellor — A counsellor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- counselors — Plural form of counselor.
- counselour — Alternative form of counselor.
- counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- counterbid — A counterbid is a bid that is made in response to a bid from another person or group, offering the seller more advantages.
- counterbug — (humour) A bug used as a relpy to refute another person's bug report, as in "counterargument".
- countercry — a cry responding to another cry
- 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
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- countermen — Plural form of counterman.
- counterpin — bedspread.
- counterspy — a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage
- countersue — to sue (a plaintiff) in response or opposition to a preceding lawsuit
- countertop — A countertop is a flat surface in a kitchen which is easily cleaned and on which you can prepare food.
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- courantyne — a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km (475 miles)
- couriering — Present participle of courier.