11-letter words containing s, c, i, r, e
- corrections — Plural form of correction.
- correctives — Plural form of corrective.
- corrosively — In a corrosive manner.
- coscenarist — one of two or more joint scenarists.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- counterbids — Plural form of counterbid.
- counterions — Plural form of counterion.
- countersign — If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it.
- countersing — (ethology, of a bird) To sing in response to the song of another.
- countersink — to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
- countersuit — a legal claim made as a reaction to a claim made against one
- countryside — The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities.
- courtierism — the characteristic practices or qualities of a courtier
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- cove stripe — a decorative stripe painted along the sheer strake of a vessel, esp of a sailing boat
- cowardliest — Superlative form of cowardly.
- crab spider — any of a family (Thomisidae) of spiders that move sideways like crabs
- crampfishes — Plural form of crampfish.
- cranberries — Plural form of cranberry.
- cranesbills — Plural form of cranesbill.
- crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
- creationism — Creationism is the belief that the account of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and that the theory of evolution is incorrect.
- creationist — A creationist is someone who believes that the story of the creation of the universe in the Bible is true, and who rejects the theory of evolution.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- credentials — Someone's credentials are their previous achievements, training, and general background, which indicate that they are qualified to do something.
- credit risk — a person or institution judged to be unlikely to be able to repay a loan
- credit side — the side of a balance sheet showing income and assets
- credit slip — A credit slip is the same as a credit note.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crematories — Plural form of crematory.
- creole-fish — a deep-sea fish, Paranthias furcifer, of the sea bass family, inhabiting tropical Atlantic waters.
- crested tit — a small European songbird, Parus cristatus, that has a greyish-brown plumage with a prominent speckled black-and-white crest: family Paridae (tits)
- crime scene — A crime scene is a place that is being investigated by the police because a crime has taken place there.
- crime sheet — a record of an individual's offences against regulations
- crime spree — a series of crimes committed in quick succession
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- criminalese — the jargon of criminals
- criminalise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of criminalize.
- crinigerous — having hair; hairy
- crinkliness — The state or quality of being crinkly.
- crispbreads — Plural form of crispbread.
- criticaster — a lowly or petty critic
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- cross river — a state of SE Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Calabar. Pop: 2 888 966 (2006). Area: 20 156 sq km (7782 sq miles)
- cross wires — cross hair (def 1).
- cross-index — a note or notes referring the reader to other material
- 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
- crosspieces — Plural form of crosspiece.
- crowberries — Plural form of crowberry.