10-letter words containing o, n, e, u
- counsellor — A counsellor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- counselors — Plural form of counselor.
- counselour — Alternative form of counselor.
- counteract — To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
- counterair — (military) Attacking the air force of an opposing power.
- counterbid — A counterbid is a bid that is made in response to a bid from another person or group, offering the seller more advantages.
- counterbug — (humour) A bug used as a relpy to refute another person's bug report, as in "counterargument".
- countercry — a cry responding to another cry
- countering — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- counterion — an ion that has the opposite charge to that of another ion within the same solution
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- countermen — Plural form of counterman.
- counterpin — bedspread.
- counterspy — a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage
- countersue — to sue (a plaintiff) in response or opposition to a preceding lawsuit
- countertop — A countertop is a flat surface in a kitchen which is easily cleaned and on which you can prepare food.
- counterwar — War waged in response to another war.
- countesses — Plural form of countess.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- countywide — Occurring or extending throughout a county.
- couplement — the action of coupling or the state of being coupled
- courantyne — a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km (475 miles)
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- courtesans — Plural form of courtesan.
- covermount — A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- crush zone — The crush zone is the part of a vehicle's bodywork that is designed to absorb the energy in a crash, reducing the amount that is felt by passengers inside the vehicle.
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- curbstones — Plural form of curbstone.
- curmudgeon — If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- cut no ice — to fail to make an impression
- cuttlebone — the internal calcareous shell of the cuttlefish, used as a mineral supplement to the diet of cage-birds and as a polishing agent
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- decompound — (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- deductions — Plural form of deduction.
- deerhounds — Plural form of deerhound.
- defunction — the act of dying; death
- degenerous — (of a person) inferior to one's ancestors
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demounting — Present participle of demount.
- dendrobium — a genus of tropical orchid, predominantly growing from trees or occasionally from rocks
- denouement — In a book, play, or series of events, the denouement is the sequence of events at the end, when things come to a conclusion.
- denouncers — Plural form of denouncer.
- denouncing — Present participle of denounce.
- denudation — Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- deodourant — Rare spelling of deodorant.