10-letter words containing u, n, o
- courantyne — a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km (475 miles)
- couriering — Present participle of courier.
- court hand — a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts
- courtesans — Plural form of courtesan.
- 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).
- covermount — A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.
- cowpuncher — cowboy
- croton bug — a small, winged cockroach (Blattella germanica); German cockroach
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- 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.
- cruciation — (obsolete) torture; torment.
- 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.
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- cuckolding — Present participle of cuckold.
- cuckoopint — a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries
- culbertson — Ely (ˈiːlaɪ). 1891–1955, US authority on contract bridge
- cumulation — the act of cumulating; accumulation.
- cunctation — delay
- cunctatory — prone to delaying
- cuneiforms — Plural form of cuneiform.
- cupidinous — having a great desire or cupidity
- curbstones — Plural form of curbstone.
- curmudgeon — If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- cushioning — Cushioning is something soft that protects an object when it hits something.
- custodians — Plural form of custodian.
- cut no ice — to fail to make an impression
- cuttlebone — the internal calcareous shell of the cuttlefish, used as a mineral supplement to the diet of cage-birds and as a polishing agent
- cynomolgus — a macaque native to SE Asia
- cynopodous — (of some mammals, such as dogs) having claws that do not retract
- d'annunzio — Gabriele (ɡaˈbrjɛːle). 1863–1938, Italian poet, dramatist, novelist, national hero, and Fascist. His works include the poems in Alcione (1904) and the drama La Figlia di Iorio (1904)
- daunomycin — an anthracycline drug that is used as a medication in the treatment of some forms of cancer
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- decompound — (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- deductions — Plural form of deduction.
- deerhounds — Plural form of deerhound.
- defunction — the act of dying; death
- degenerous — (of a person) inferior to one's ancestors
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demounting — Present participle of demount.
- dendrobium — a genus of tropical orchid, predominantly growing from trees or occasionally from rocks
- denouement — In a book, play, or series of events, the denouement is the sequence of events at the end, when things come to a conclusion.
- denouncers — Plural form of denouncer.
- denouncing — Present participle of denounce.
- denudation — Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- deodourant — Rare spelling of deodorant.