10-letter words containing t, a, u
- capitulary — any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)
- capitulate — If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- capsulated — Enclosed in a capsule.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- capturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- caqueteuse — cacqueteuse.
- caquetoire — cacqueteuse.
- caractacus — flourished a.d. c50, British chieftain who opposed the Romans.
- carbureted — (of a vehicle or engine) having fuel supplied through a carburetor, rather than an injector.
- carburetor — A carburetor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and gasoline are mixed together to form a vapor which can be burned.
- cargo cult — a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
- caricatura — a caricature
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- cartouches — Plural form of cartouche.
- case study — A case study is a written account that gives detailed information about a person, group, or thing and their development over a period of time.
- cash audit — an audit confined to cash transactions for a prescribed period, for the purpose of determining the amount of cash on hand or on deposit in a bank.
- cashew nut — edible nut
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- castle nut — a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
- casualties — Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
- cat around — to search promiscuously for sexual partners; be promiscuous
- catacumbal — of or resembling catacombs
- catafalque — a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguer — One who catalogues.
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- catapultic — of or resembling a catapult
- catawampus — askew; awry
- catch-ups' — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- catenulate — (of certain spores) formed in a row or chain
- caterwauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul.
- catholicus — catholicos.
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- caulescent — having a stem clearly visible above the ground
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- causatives — Plural form of causative.
- cause list — a list of cases awaiting a hearing
- causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- cauterised — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterise.
- cauterized — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterize.
- cauterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cauterize.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cautioning — Present participle of caution.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.