10-letter words containing o, l, d
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- cephalopod — any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus
- chalcedony — a microcrystalline often greyish form of quartz with crystals arranged in parallel fibres: a gemstone. Formula: SiO2
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chest cold — a cold mainly affecting the chest
- child lock — a lock, such as one on a door or window, designed to keep children safe
- childhoods — Plural form of childhood.
- childproof — Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chloridate — to expose to or prepare with a chloride
- chloridise — to change into chloride
- chloridize — to change into a chloride
- chlorodyne — a drug, containing chloroform among other ingredients, with sedative, narcotic and pain-relieving properties
- choke-hold — a restraining hold in which one person encircles the neck of another in a viselike grip with the arm, usually approaching from behind: The suspect was put in a chokehold and was gasping for breath.
- chokeholds — Plural form of chokehold.
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- chord line — the imaginary straight line joining the leading edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil
- chronicled — a chronological record of events; a history.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cladoceran — any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- cladophyll — a green, flattened branch arising from the axil of a leaf, with the shape and functions of a foliage leaf
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clappy-doo — a large black mussel
- clavichord — A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century.
- climb down — If you climb down in an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands.
- climb-down — a retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position.
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clock card — a card used by employees to register their time of arrival at, and time of departure from, their workplace
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- clog dance — a dance in which clogs are worn to beat out the rhythm
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- close down — to cease or cause to cease operations
- closed set — a set that includes all the values obtained by application of a given operation to its members
- closed-end — of or pertaining to an investment company issuing a fixed number of shares which are traded on an exchange
- closedness — The property of being closed.
- closedowns — Plural form of closedown.
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cloth yard — a medieval unit of measure for cloth, fixed at 37 inches by Edward VI of England: also used as a length for longbow arrows
- clothbound — (of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth
- cloud base — the apparent lower surface of a cloud or cloud layer.
- cloud nine — a condition of great joy or bliss; euphoric state
- cloud over — If the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with clouds.
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloud rack — a group of moving clouds
- cloudberry — a creeping Eurasian herbaceous rosaceous plant, Rubus chamaemorus, with white flowers and orange berry-like fruits (drupelets)