10-letter words containing u, n, c, i
- consubsist — to subsist together
- consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- consulting — acting in an advisory capacity on professional matters
- consultive — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- contiguity — the state of being contiguous; nearness or contact
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- continuall — Obsolete spelling of continual.
- continuant — a speech sound, such as (l), (r), (f), or (s), in which the closure of the vocal tract is incomplete, allowing the continuous passage of the breath
- continuate — continuous
- continueth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of continue.
- continuing — not ended; ongoing
- continuity — Continuity is the fact that something continues to happen or exist, with no great changes or interruptions.
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- continuums — Plural form of continuum.
- contouring — Present participle of contour.
- contribute — If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
- contusions — Plural form of contusion.
- conuenient — Obsolete spelling of convenient.
- convolvuli — Plural form of convolvulus.
- convulsing — to shake violently; agitate.
- convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
- convulsive — A convulsive movement or action is sudden and cannot be controlled.
- copernicus — Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- copulation — sexual intercourse.
- coq au vin — chicken stewed with red wine, onions, etc
- coquetting — to coquet.
- 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
- corniculum — a small horn or corniform part
- cornucopia — A cornucopia of things is a large number of different things.
- coroutines — Plural form of coroutine.
- 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.
- councillor — A councillor is a member of a local council.
- councilman — A councilman is a man who is a member of a local council.
- councilmen — Plural form of councilman.
- councilors — Plural form of councilor.
- counseling — Counseling is advice which a therapist or other expert gives to someone about a particular problem.
- 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.
- 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
- counterpin — bedspread.
- countryish — similar to that which is typical of country music
- countywide — Occurring or extending throughout a county.
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- cousinhood — Relationship as of cousins.
- cousinship — Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- crannequin — a portable device for bending a crossbow.