10-letter words containing o, r, e, c
- 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.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- 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)
- courbevoie — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 85 716 (2006)
- courgettes — Plural form of courgette.
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- coursebook — a book studied on an educational course
- coursemate — One who is taking the same academic course.
- courseware — computer software designed to be used in an educational course
- coursework — written or oral work completed by a student within a given period, which is assessed as an integral part of an educational course
- court case — a legal action
- court shoe — Court shoes are women's shoes that do not cover the top part of the foot and are usually made of plain leather with no design.
- courtesans — Plural form of courtesan.
- courtesies — excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
- courthouse — A courthouse is a building in which a court of law meets.
- courtierly — of a courtier
- courtliest — Superlative form of courtly.
- couturiere — a female dressmaker or dress designer
- couturiers — Plural form of couturier.
- couverture — Chocolate made with extra cocoa butter to give a high gloss, used for covering sweets and cakes.
- covariance — a measure of the association between two random variables, equal to the expected value of the product of the deviations from the mean of the two variables, and estimated by the sum of products of deviations from the sample mean for associated values of the two variables, divided by the number of sample points. Written as Cov (X, Y)
- covariates — Plural form of covariate.
- covenanter — a person upholding the National Covenant of 1638 or the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 between Scotland and England to establish and defend Presbyterianism
- covenantor — a party who makes a promise and who is to perform the obligation expressed in a covenant
- coventrate — To devastate by heavy bombing.
- cover band — a band that makes or performs cover versions of songs
- cover crop — a crop planted between main crops to prevent leaching or soil erosion or to provide green manure
- cover girl — A cover girl is an attractive woman whose photograph appears on the front of a magazine.
- cover note — a certificate issued by an insurance company stating that a policy is operative: used as a temporary measure between the commencement of cover and the issue of the policy
- cover slip — Microscopy. cover glass.
- cover text — a text that conceals an encoded message.
- coveralled — wearing coveralls
- covermount — A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.