10-letter words containing o, c, u
- bust chops — Usually, chops. the jaw.
- by-product — A by-product is something which is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- byssaceous — consisting of fine threads
- cable buoy — a buoy marking or supporting part of a submerged cable.
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- cacuminous — (of a tree) having a pointed or a pyramidal top
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
- cake flour — finely ground wheat flour.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- calico bug — harlequin bug.
- caliginous — dark; dim
- call house — a house or apartment used by prostitutes for arranging or keeping assignations.
- calmodulin — a protein found in most living cells; it regulates many enzymic processes that are dependent on calcium
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
- campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- cancellous — having a porous or spongelike structure
- cannot but — You use cannot but, could not but, and cannot help but when you want to emphasize that you believe something must be true and that there is no possibility of anything else being the case.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
- canteloube — (Marie) Joseph (French ʒozɛf). 1879–1957, French composer, best known for his Chants d'Auvergne (1923–30)
- caoutchouc — rubber; esp. India rubber, or crude, natural rubber, obtained from latex
- capacitous — Having the legal capacity to do something.
- cappuccino — Cappuccino is coffee which is made using milk and has froth and sometimes powdered chocolate on top.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- caquetoire — cacqueteuse.
- carburetor — A carburetor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and gasoline are mixed together to form a vapor which can be burned.
- cargo cult — a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
- cartouches — Plural form of cartouche.
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguer — One who catalogues.
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catholicus — catholicos.
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.