11-letter words containing r, o, s, e
- cross-heads — Printing. a title or heading filling a line or group of lines the full width of the column.
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- cross-react — to participate in a cross-reaction.
- cross-refer — to refer from one part of something, esp a book, to another
- cross-slide — the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
- cross-trade — cross (def 26).
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crossbarred — having a crossbar or crossbars
- crossbearer — a person who carries or wears a cross
- crossbedded — having layers of rock oblique or transverse to the main beds of stratified rock
- crossbowmen — Plural form of crossbowman.
- crossbreeds — Plural form of crossbreed.
- crossfaders — Plural form of crossfader.
- crosslegged — Alternative spelling of cross-legged.
- crossmember — A transverse structural piece that adds support to a motor-vehicle chassis or other construction.
- crosspieces — Plural form of crosspiece.
- crossruffed — Simple past tense and past participle of crossruff.
- crow's feet — Crow's feet are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- crow's nest — On a ship, the crow's nest is a small platform high up on the mast, where a person can go to look in all directions.
- crow's-nest — Nautical. a platform or shelter for a lookout at or near the top of a mast.
- crowberries — Plural form of crowberry.
- crowd scene — (in a film, play, or television programme) a scene in which a crowd appears
- crowdedness — The state or quality of being crowded.
- crowdsource — to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- cruciferous — of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae
- crustaceous — forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
- cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
- cryosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in cryosurgery
- cryosurgery — surgery involving the local destruction of tissues by quick freezing for therapeutic benefit
- ctenophores — Plural form of ctenophore.
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- curiosities — Plural form of curiosity.
- curiousness — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- cursoriness — The state of being cursory.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- cut corners — to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- cyclometers — Plural form of cyclometer.
- cycloserine — an antibiotic effective in the treatment of tuberculosis
- cyperaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
- cytochromes — Plural form of cytochrome.
- damask rose — a rose, Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- day of rest — the Sabbath; Sunday
- dead-stroke — relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
- decahedrons — Plural form of decahedron.