10-letter words containing o, c, a, s
- cessations — Plural form of cessation.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- cestoidean — one of the Cestoda, a class of tapeworm
- chaikovski — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- chain shot — cannon shot comprising two balls or half balls joined by a chain, much used formerly, esp in naval warfare to destroy rigging
- chalazions — Plural form of chalazion.
- chalkstone — tophus
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- chancroids — Plural form of chancroid.
- chaparajos — (in Mexico) chaps.
- chaparejos — chaps1
- chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
- charbroils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil.
- chargeoffs — Plural form of chargeoff.
- charleston — The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- charlottes — Plural form of charlotte.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chase down — If you chase someone down, you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- chelonians — Plural form of chelonian.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- cheongsams — Plural form of cheongsam.
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- china rose — a rosaceous shrub, Rosa chinensis (or R. indica), with red, pink, or white fragrant flowers: the ancestor of many cultivated roses
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloralose — an anaesthetic and sedative composed of chloral and glucose, also used as a preparation to kill birds and rodents
- chocolates — Plural form of chocolate.
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chondromas — Plural form of chondroma.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chowkidars — Plural form of chowkidar.
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- cigarillos — Plural form of cigarillo.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps