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11-letter words containing s, a, c, r, e

  • butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
  • cactus pear — tuna2 .
  • cactus wren — any American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of arid regions, especially C. brunneicapillus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
  • cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
  • cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
  • calc-sinter — travertine
  • calciferous — forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
  • calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
  • calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
  • calendarist — a person who calendarizes
  • callicrates — 5th century bc, Greek architect: with Ictinus, designed the Parthenon
  • camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
  • camel grass — a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.
  • camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
  • campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
  • campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
  • campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
  • camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
  • can crusher — a device which presses empty metal food containers in order to reduce their volume before they are disposed of
  • canary seed — birdseed.
  • cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
  • candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
  • candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
  • canisterise — to put into canisters
  • canisterize — to put into canisters
  • canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
  • cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
  • cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
  • cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
  • caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
  • caper sauce — sauce flavoured with capers
  • capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
  • carabineers — Plural form of carabineer.
  • carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
  • caramelizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caramelize.
  • carbapenems — Plural form of carbapenem.
  • carbonnades — Plural form of carbonnade.
  • carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
  • carburetors — Plural form of carburetor.
  • carcassonne — a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 48 212 (2006)
  • carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
  • cardholders — Plural form of cardholder.
  • cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
  • carduaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Carduaceae, a subfamily of composite plants that includes the thistle
  • carefullest — Superlative form of careful.
  • carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
  • careless of — indifferent to; untroubled by
  • caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
  • caressively — caressingly
  • caricatures — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
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