11-letter words containing arc
- bioresearch — the investigation of the nature of living organisms; biological research.
- bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
- body search — If a person is body searched, someone such as a police officer searches them while they remain clothed. Compare strip-search.
- body-search — to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
- braced arch — an arch of steel, timber, etc., having a trusslike framework maintaining rigidity under a variety of eccentric loads: a true arch because it is fixed or tied at both sides of the base.
- carcassonne — a city in SW France: extensive remains of medieval fortifications. Pop: 48 212 (2006)
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- carcinology — the study of crustaceans
- carcinomata — Plural form of carcinoma.
- centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
- charchemish — an ancient city in S Turkey, on the upper Euphrates: important city in the Mitanni kingdom; later the capital of the Hittite empire.
- charcuterie — cooked cold meats
- coarctation — Pathology. a narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel. a congenital anomaly of the heart in which there is a narrowing of the aorta, resulting in abnormal blood flow.
- coparcenary — a form of joint ownership of property, esp joint heirship
- corbel arch — a construction like an arch but composed of masonry courses corbeled until they meet.
- corn starch — Corn starch is a fine white powder made from corn, used as a thickener or binder in the manufacture of drugs.
- death march — a long-distance forced march, usually undertaken by prisoners, on which a lot of the marchers die
- demarcating — Present participle of demarcate.
- demarcation — Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things.
- demarcative — (of a phonological feature) serving to indicate the beginning or end of each successive word in an utterance, as word-initial stress in Hungarian or penultimate stress in Polish.
- diurnal arc — the portion of the diurnal circle that is above the horizon at a given point.
- ecclesiarch — a sacristan, especially of a monastery.
- embarcadero — (rare) A quay; a wharf.
- embarcation — Alternative form of embarkation.
- fallen arch — collapse of the arch formed by the instep of the foot, resulting in flat feet
- farcicality — pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- french arch — an arch similar to a flat arch, but having voussoirs inclined to the same angle on each side of the center.
- frogmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch.
- ftp archive — archive site
- garçonnière — a bachelor's apartment or quarters
- gothic arch — a pointed arch, especially one having only two centers and equal radii.
- grand march — the opening ceremonies of a formal ball, in which guests promenade into or around the ballroom.
- gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
- heptarchies — Plural form of heptarchy.
- heptarchist — A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
- heresiarchs — Plural form of heresiarch.
- hierarchial — Alternative form of hierarchical.
- hierarchies — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hierarchise — to arrange in a hierarchy.
- hierarchism — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hierarchist — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hierarchize — to arrange in a hierarchy.
- high arctic — the regions of Canada, esp the northern islands, within the Arctic Circle
- incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
- infarctions — Plural form of infarction.
- joan of arc — Saint ("the Maid of Orléans") 1412?–31, French national heroine and martyr who raised the siege of Orléans.
- lancet arch — an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- larch river — a river in N Quebec, Canada, flowing NE to the Caniapiscau River. 270 miles (434 km) long.