10-letter words containing s, o, r, c
- crossbones — a representation of two thighbones placed across each other, usually under that of a skull, used as a symbol of death or danger
- crossbreed — to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
- crosscheck — to verify (a fact, report, etc) by considering conflicting opinions or consulting other sources
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crosscourt — (in racket games) directed to the diagonally opposite side of the court.
- crossdress — Alternative spelling of cross-dress.
- crossfader — (music) A device consisting of two volume controls which control separate records, allowing the DJ to change the source of the sound between the records.
- crossfield — (in sport) across the field of play
- crossfires — Plural form of crossfire.
- crosshairs — Also called cross wire. one of the fine wires or fibers, strands of spider web, or the like, crossing in a focal plane of an optical instrument to center a target or object or to define a line of sight.
- crosshatch — to shade or hatch (forms, figures, etc) with two or more sets of parallel lines that cross one another
- crossjacks — Plural form of crossjack.
- crosslight — a light source which illuminates a subject from a perpendicular angle to another light
- crosslines — Plural form of crossline.
- crossmatch — (pathology) To test that the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
- crossovers — Plural form of crossover.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- crosspiece — a transverse beam, joist, etc
- crossroads — A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
- crossruffs — Plural form of crossruff.
- crosstrees — two short bars across a ship's masthead, to spread the rigging that supports the mast
- crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
- crosswinds — Plural form of crosswind.
- crosswords — Plural form of crossword.
- crotchless — (of a garment) having a hole cut so as to leave the genitals uncovered.
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- croustades — Plural form of croustade.
- crowd surf — to engage in crowd surfing.
- crowd-surf — to engage in crowd surfing.
- crown lens — a lens made of optical crown, esp the optical-crown part of a compound achromatic lens
- crown post — any vertical member in a roof truss, especially a king post.
- crown rust — a disease of oats and other grasses, characterized by the formation, on the leaves, of orange or black spores, caused by a rust fungus, Puccinia coronata.
- 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.
- crushproof — unable to be crushed or creased
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cryogenics — Cryogenics is a branch of physics that studies what happens to things at extremely low temperatures.
- cryogenist — of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
- cryometers — Plural form of cryometer.
- cryophorus — a glass tube with a bulb at each end which contains water and water vapour, used in physics to demonstrate freezing by evaporation
- cryoprobes — Plural form of cryoprobe.
- cryoscopes — Plural form of cryoscope.
- cryoscopic — Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
- cryosphere — All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
- cryostasis — the deep-freezing of human bodies or other organisms at death; cryonics.
- cryostatic — of or relating to a cryostat
- cryptogams — Plural form of cryptogam.
- crystallo- — crystal
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.