10-letter words containing u, n, s, c
- candlenuts — Plural form of candlenut.
- candytufts — Plural form of candytuft.
- cane sugar — the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beet
- cannelures — Plural form of cannelure.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- 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
- cash bonus — an extra amount of money given to someone for doing something good, over and above the amount that is normally paid for that achievement
- cashew nut — edible nut
- cassumunar — an aromatic, bitter root similar to ginger
- castle nut — a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
- casualness — happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.
- casuarinas — Plural form of casuarina.
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- caucussing — the act of holding a private, often secret meeting of members of a political party prior to an election or general party meeting
- caulescent — having a stem clearly visible above the ground
- causations — Plural form of causation.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- censorious — If you describe someone as censorious, you do not like the way they strongly disapprove of and criticize someone else's behaviour.
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- centurions — Plural form of centurion.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- ch'eng tsu — Yung Lo.
- chanteuses — Plural form of chanteuse.
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- chauvinist — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- chin music — bowling or pitching aimed at the batsman or batter's head
- chondrules — Plural form of chondrule.
- chubbiness — round and plump: a chubby child; a chubby face.
- chuffiness — the quality of being chuffy; boorishness
- chumminess — friendly; intimate; sociable.
- chunderous — nauseating
- chunkiness — The state of being chunky.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cienfuegos — a port in S Cuba, on Cienfuegos Bay. Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- clubbiness — the state of being clubby
- clumsiness — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clustering — cluster
- coagulants — Plural form of coagulant.
- coccineous — bright red
- coenosteum — the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
- coetaneous — of the same age or period