10-letter words containing o, s, t, r
- choirstall — one of the benches for the choir of a church, cathedral, etc
- chondrites — Plural form of chondrite.
- chondritis — a swelling and tenderness of cartilage
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
- christhood — the state of being the Christ, the anointed one of God
- christophe — Henri (ɑ̃ri). 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary leader; king of Haiti (1811–20)
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysostom — Saint John. ?345–407 ad, Greek patriarch; archbishop of Constantinople (398–404). Feast day: Sept 13 or Nov 13
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- circuitous — A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- citronalis — lemon verbena.
- clearstory — clerestory
- clerestory — a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clitorises — the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- 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.
- cloisterer — a person who lives in a cloister
- cloistress — a nun
- clostridia — Plural form of clostridium.
- cloth ears — a deaf person
- cloudburst — A cloudburst is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
- coadjutors — Plural form of coadjutor.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- coasterize — to ruin (a CD), esp while attempting to burn music, etc on to it, thus rendering it useful only as a drinks coaster
- coastguard — A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities.
- coastwards — in the direction of the coast
- coat dress — a lightweight button-through garment that can be worn either as a dress or as a coat
- coatsworth — Elizabeth, 1893–1986, U.S. writer, especially of children's books.
- cockteaser — a girl or woman who purposely excites or arouses a male sexually but then refuses to have intercourse.
- coiffurist — a person who styles hair, especially for women.
- coinvestor — a fellow investor
- colchester — a town in E England, in NE Essex; university (1964). Pop: 104 390 (2001)
- cold start — the reloading of a program or operating system
- cold store — A cold store is a building or room which is artificially cooled so that food can be preserved in it.
- cold-store — to store in cold storage.
- 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
- collecters — Plural form of collecter.
- collectors — Plural form of collector.
- coloristic — having to do with color or the use of color
- colostrous — containing colostrum
- colourcast — a colour television broadcast
- colourfast — A fabric that is colourfast has a colour that will not get paler when the fabric is washed or worn.
- combustors — Plural form of combustor.
- come first — If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else.