10-letter words containing y, s
- canal rays — rays of positive ions passing through openings in the cathode of a vacuum tube
- 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.
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- carelessly — If someone does something carelessly, they do it without much thought or effort.
- carryovers — Plural form of carryover.
- 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.
- causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celioscopy — celoscope.
- cessionary — a person to whom something is transferred; assignee; grantee
- chase away — If someone or something chases away worries, fears, or other bad feelings, they cause those feelings to change and become happier.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- chelyuskin — Capenorthernmost point of Asia, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chernovtsy — a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)
- chessylite — the blue mineral azurite or copper carbonate
- childishly — of, like, or befitting a child: childish games.
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- cholecysts — Plural form of cholecyst.
- chorus boy — a male singer or dancer of the chorus of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, etc.
- chrysippus — 280–209? b.c, Greek Stoic philosopher.
- chrysocale — a copper alloy containing zinc and lead.
- chrysolite — a yellowish-green gem derived chiefly from varieties of olivine
- chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
- chrysostom — Saint John. ?345–407 ad, Greek patriarch; archbishop of Constantinople (398–404). Feast day: Sept 13 or Nov 13
- chrysotile — a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
- churlishly — In a churlish manner.
- chylaceous — of or resembling chyle.
- city-state — a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Among the most famous are the great independent cities of the ancient world, such as Athens, Sparta, Carthage, Thebes, Corinth, and Rome
- cityscapes — Plural form of cityscape.
- clannishly — In a clannish manner.
- clashingly — In a clashing manner.
- clay stone — argillite.
- claystones — argillite.
- clearstory — clerestory
- clepsydras — Plural form of clepsydra.
- clerestory — a row of windows in the upper part of the wall of a church that divides the nave from the aisle, set above the aisle roof
- cliquishly — In a cliquish manner.
- clonotypes — Plural form of clonotype.
- clownishly — In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.