10-letter words containing r, u, n, o
- constructs — Plural form of construct.
- construing — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- consultory — consultative
- contexture — the fact, process, or manner of weaving or of being woven together
- contouring — Present participle of contour.
- contrecoup — an injury, esp to the brain, that occurs at the opposite side of the body from that which was struck
- contribute — If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- conundrums — Plural form of conundrum.
- copernicus — Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
- cordonbleu — any of several small African finches of the genus Uraeginthus, having pale blue and buff plumage and commonly kept as cage birds.
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- corn flour — flour made from corn
- corn shuck — the husk of an ear of maize
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- corn syrup — syrup prepared from maize
- cornaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel
- cornhusker — a person or machine that strips cornhusks from ears of maize
- corniculum — a small horn or corniform part
- cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
- coroutines — Plural form of coroutine.
- corpulence — fatness or stoutness of body; obesity
- corpulency — Alternative form of corpulence.
- corrupting — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- corruption — Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.
- coulterneb — The puffin.
- councillor — A councillor is a member of a local council.
- councilors — Plural form of councilor.
- counseller — Archaic spelling of counsellor.
- 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.
- countryish — similar to that which is typical of country music
- countryman — Your countrymen are people from your own country.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- 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)
- couriering — Present participle of courier.