10-letter words containing o, s, u
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- cacuminous — (of a tree) having a pointed or a pyramidal top
- cadaverous — If you describe someone as cadaverous, you mean they are extremely thin and pale.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calcaneous — Misspelling of calcaneus.
- calcareous — of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
- caliginous — dark; dim
- call house — a house or apartment used by prostitutes for arranging or keeping assignations.
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- cancellous — having a porous or spongelike structure
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- capacitous — Having the legal capacity to do something.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- cartouches — Plural form of cartouche.
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catholicus — catholicos.
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- celeritous — (rare) Swift, speedy, fast.
- cellulosic — of or made from cellulose
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- ceratosaur — a carnivorous, swift-running North American theropod dinosaur of the genus Ceratosaurus and closely related genera, of the Jurassic Period, having a large skull with a short horn between the nostrils and a bony knob in front of each eye, and reaching a length of 20 feet (6.1 meter).
- ceriferous — producing or bearing wax
- ceruminous — earwax.
- charthouse — the compartment on a ship or boat where charts are kept
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- chop-house — a restaurant specializing in chop, steaks, and the like.
- chophouses — Plural form of chophouse.
- choreutics — a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chorus boy — a male singer or dancer of the chorus of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, etc.
- chuckholes — Plural form of chuckhole.
- chunderous — nauseating
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- cienfuegos — a port in S Cuba, on Cienfuegos Bay. Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)
- circuitous — A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- cistaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cistaceae, a family of shrubby or herbaceous plants that includes the rockroses
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.