10-letter words containing r, e, c, u
- creampuffs — Plural form of creampuff.
- creaturely — creatural.
- creepmouse — an informal tickling game played with small children
- crenulated — minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.
- crepuscule — twilight; dusk
- cresta run — high-speed tobogganing down a steep narrow passage
- cretaceous — consisting of or resembling chalk
- crevecoeur — Miˈchel Guilˈlaume Jean de (miˈʃɛl giˈjoʊm ʒɑ̃ də) ; mēshelˈ gēyōmˈ zhän də) (pseud. J. Hector St. John) 1735-1813; Am. essayist & agriculturist, born in France
- crispature — the state of being crisped or crispate
- cropduster — an aeroplane used to spray crops with fertilizer or insecticide
- croquettes — Plural form of croquette.
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- croustades — Plural form of croustade.
- crucifixes — Plural form of crucifix.
- cruddiness — The quality of being cruddy.
- crude tank — A crude tank is a large vessel for crude oil.
- cruise car — an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.
- cruisewear — clothing which is suitable for wearing while on a cruise
- crumminess — the state or quality of being crummy
- crunchable — That can be crunched.
- crunchtime — the tense, critical phase of an activity
- 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.
- crustacean — A crustacean is an animal with a hard shell and several pairs of legs, which usually lives in water. Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps are crustaceans.
- crustiness — The state of being crusty.
- cub master — a man who organizes a pack of cub scouts
- cuba libre — a drink of rum, cola, lime juice, and ice
- cuernavaca — a city in S central Mexico, capital of Morelos state: resort with nearby Cacahuamilpa Caverns. Pop: 723 000 (2005 est)
- cuirassier — a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass
- cuisiniere — a female cook or chef.
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- culturable — able to be cultivated or cultured
- culvertage — the forfeiture of a person's property, thereby reducing him to the status of a villain
- cumberland — (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria
- cumberless — unencumbered
- cumberment — an obstruction or hindrance
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- cummerbund — A cummerbund is a wide piece of cloth worn round the waist as part of a man's evening dress.
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cupbearers — Plural form of cupbearer.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- curb reins — reins attached to a curb bit
- curbstones — Plural form of curbstone.
- curettages — Plural form of curettage.
- curiousest — (non-standard) Superlative form of curious.
- curl paper — a strip of paper used to roll up and set a section of hair, usually wetted, into a curl
- curmudgeon — If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currencies — Plural form of currency.
- curry leaf — a shrub or tree, Murraya koenigii, of India and Sri Lanka.
- curse word — a profane or obscene word, especially as used in anger or for emphasis.