11-letter words containing o, c, u
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- cirrocumuli — Plural form of cirrocumulus.
- civil court — a court of law in which civil cases are tried and determined. See also civil law (def 1).
- civil union — a legally recognized marriage-like union of same-sex partners
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clean house — to clean and put a home in order
- clean up on — to defeat; beat
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- clenbuterol — a drug prescribed for breathing disorders
- close quote — (used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.)
- close round — to encircle; surround
- close up/to — If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it.
- closed rule — a rule that prohibits amendments to a bill from the floor.
- closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- cloud cover — the state of the sky when it is covered with cloud
- cloud grass — a grass, Agrostis nebulosa, of Spain, having clusters of tiny spikelets on slender stalks, used in bouquets.
- cloud layer — a continuous or fragmented distribution of clouds all sharing the same cloud base.
- cloud-based — Cloud-based technology allows you to use programs and information that are stored on the Internet rather than on your own computer.
- cloudbursts — Plural form of cloudburst.
- cloudlessly — Without clouds.
- cloudscapes — Plural form of cloudscape.
- club-footed — a congenitally deformed or distorted foot.
- cluj-napoca — city in Transylvania, NW Romania: pop. 322,000
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- co-producer — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coach house — a building in which a coach is kept
- coach-built — (of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork
- coadjutants — Plural form of coadjutant.
- coadjuvancy — (rare) cooperation, mutual effort, joint-help.
- coadunation — (obsolete) union into a single body or mass; unity.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coagulating — Present participle of coagulate.
- coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
- coagulative — Obsolete. coagulated.
- coal cutter — a machine for undercutting a coal seam
- coast guard — The coast guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast.
- coat armour — a coat of arms
- coati-mundi — coati
- coauthoring — Present participle of coauthor.
- cobalt blue — any greenish-blue pigment containing cobalt aluminate, usually made by heating cobaltous sulphate, aluminium oxide, and phosphoric acid together
- cocciferous — (of a plant) bearing berries
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- cocksuckers — (vulgar) Plural form of cocksucker.