10-letter words containing o, d, r, l
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- collarstud — a stud that is used to attach a removable collar to a shirt
- color-code — to use specific colors, according to a code, for wires, switches, cards, files, etc.
- coloradoan — a state in the W United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
- colorblind — unable to perceive colors or to distinguish between certain colors, as red and green
- colorbreed — to breed plants or animals selectively for the production of new varieties having a specific color or shade.
- colorfield — of, relating to, or characteristic of abstract painting in which large, flat areas of color are spread to cover the entire canvas and dominate over form and texture.
- colorslide — a color transparency, mounted usually between cardboard or plastic masks or glass plates, for projection onto a screen.
- colourbred — (of an animal) bred to be a particular colour
- con dolore — (to be performed) in a sad manner
- concordial — characterized by concord
- condylarth — any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- confederal — being or of a confederation of independent nations or states
- controlled — held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
- cool drink — any soft drink
- copyholder — one who reads aloud from the copy as the proof corrector follows the reading in the proof
- cord blood — blood from the placenta drawn through the newly severed umbilical cord, collected for study or for possible transfusion to treat disease in the child.
- cordeliers — a Franciscan friar: so called from the knotted cord worn as a girdle.
- cordiality — warmth of feeling
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- cordillera — a series of parallel ranges of mountains, esp in the northwestern US
- cordonbleu — any of several small African finches of the genus Uraeginthus, having pale blue and buff plumage and commonly kept as cage birds.
- corn dolly — a decorative figure made by plaiting straw
- corn salad — any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads
- cornfields — Plural form of cornfield.
- coromandel — calamander
- coronalled — a crown; coronet.
- correlated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- corriedale — a breed of sheep reared for both wool and meat, originally developed in New Zealand and Australia
- corrodible — Readily corroded.
- corydaline — an alkaloid, C22H27NO4, that is found in the roots of certain plants of the genus Corydalis
- coveralled — wearing coveralls
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- crinolined — wearing a crinoline
- crippledom — the state of being crippled
- crocodiles — Plural form of crocodile.
- crossfield — (in sport) across the field of play
- crown land — (in the United Kingdom) land belonging to the Crown
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cylindroid — a cylinder with an elliptical cross section
- d'oliviera — Basil (Lewis). 1931–2011, South African-born cricketer who played for England. The South African government's refusal to admit him to the country as part of the England touring party in 1968 led to South Africa being banned from international cricket
- dancefloor — Alternative form of dance floor.
- dandy roll — a light roller used in the manufacture of certain papers to produce watermarks
- dantrolene — a toxic orange powder, C 14 H 10 N 4 O 5 , used to control muscle spasms, as in the treatment of local trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or other neurological disorders.
- dark cloud — grey clouds threatening rain
- darlington — an industrial town in NE England in Darlington unitary authority, S Durham: developed mainly with the opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway (1825). Pop: 86 082 (2001)
- de broglie — Prince Louis Victor (lwi viktɔr). 1892–1987, French physicist, noted for his research in quantum mechanics and his development of wave mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1929
- death roll — a list of the people killed in a war or disaster
- debonairly — In a debonair manner.
- debtholder — (finance) An owner of a financial obligation of another party.