10-letter words containing y, c, a
- candy-coat — sugarcoat (def 2).
- candyfloss — Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- candytufts — Plural form of candytuft.
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- cankeredly — spitefully or crabbedly
- cannibally — in the manner of a cannibal
- canon city — a town in central Colorado.
- canonicity — the fact or quality of being canonical
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- canterbury — a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
- capability — If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.
- capitulary — any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)
- capnomancy — divination by observing smoke patterns
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- carbonylic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the carbonyl group.
- carboxylic — containing or pertaining to the carboxyl group or the carboxyl radical
- cardboardy — like cardboard, esp in stiffness, texture, or taste
- cardinally — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
- cardiology — Cardiology is the study of the heart and its diseases.
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- cardplayer — a person who plays cards
- carelessly — If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- carnifying — Present participle of carnify.
- carol city — a town in SE Florida, near Miami.
- carpellary — (botany) Of or pertaining to carpels.
- carphology — the action of grasping at imaginary objects or plucking at one's bed linen, a characteristic of people affected by delirium
- carrot fly — a dipterous insect, Psila rosae, that is a serious pest of carrots. The larvae tunnel into the root to feed
- carry away — to remove forcefully
- carry back — to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of previous years in order to ease the overall tax burden
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- carry-over — that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- 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 money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- castellany — the office or position of a castellan
- castratory — of or relating to castration
- cataclysms — Plural form of cataclysm.
- catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
- catalystic — (nonstandard) Serving as a catalyst; catalytic.
- catalyzing — Present participle of catalyze.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- category 3 — (hardware) (Cat 3, or "voice grade") An American Standards Institute standard for UTP cables. Used, e.g., for 100BaseVG network cabling.
- category 5 — The term Category 5 refers to Ethernet cabling that allows data transfers up to 100 Megabits per second.
- category a — (of a prisoner) regarded as highly dangerous and therefore requiring constant observation and maximum security
- category d — (of a prisoner) regarded as sufficiently trustworthy to be kept under open prison conditions
- cauliflory — the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc, of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
- causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- cautionary — A cautionary story or a cautionary note to a story is one that is intended to give a warning to people.