10-letter words containing cra
- cranesbill — any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having pink or purple flowers and long slender beaked fruits: family Geraniaceae
- craniology — the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
- craniotomy — any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
- crankcases — Plural form of crankcase.
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- crankiness — ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
- crankshaft — A crankshaft is the main shaft of an internal combustion engine.
- crannequin — a portable device for bending a crossbow.
- crappiness — extremely bad, unpleasant, or inferior; lousy: crappy weather.
- crapshoots — Plural form of crapshoot.
- crapulence — sickness caused by excess in drinking or eating
- craquelure — a network of fine cracks on old paintings caused by the deterioration of pigment or varnish
- crash boat — a small, fast boat used in rescue operations, especially for airplane crashes.
- crash cart — a movable cart or similar conveyance carrying supplies and equipment for the management of medical emergencies.
- crash diet — a strict diet which is intended to produce drastic results in a relatively short period
- crash dive — a sudden steep dive from the surface by a submarine
- crash site — the place where a crash occurred
- crash team — a medical team with special equipment able to be mobilized quickly to treat cardiac arrest
- crash test — the act of crashing a vehicle under controlled conditions in order to assess its safety for passengers
- crash-dive — a rapid dive by a submarine made at a steep angle, especially to avoid attack from a surface vessel or airplane.
- crash-land — If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- crashproof — (of a vehicle) resistant to damage and as safe as possible for the occupants in the event of a crash.
- crassitude — gross ignorance or stupidity.
- craterlike — Resembling a crater or some aspect of one.
- cravenness — cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous.
- crawfished — Simple past tense and past participle of crawfish.
- crawlspace — (in a building) an area accessible by crawling, having a clearance less than human height, for access to plumbing or wiring, storage, etc.
- crazy bone — funny bone
- crazy golf — a putting game in which the ball has to be played via various obstacles
- czarocracy — A Government headed by a czar or a similar autocrat.
- deck crane — a deck-mounted crane used for loading and unloading cargo
- decrassify — to make (something) less crass
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- descramble — to restore (a scrambled signal) to an intelligible form, esp automatically by the use of electronic devices
- desecrated — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- desecrater — One who desecrates.
- desecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desecrate.
- desecrator — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- disk crank — a crank having the form of a disk with a crankpin mounted off-center.
- disk crash — the failure of a disk storage system, usually resulting from the read-write head touching the moving disk surface and causing mechanical damage
- dixiecrats — a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
- doulocracy — Government by slaves.
- dyscrasite — an alloy of antimony and silver
- endocrania — Plural form of endocranium.
- epicranium — (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
- execrating — Present participle of execrate.
- execration — An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
- execrative — A word used for cursing; an oath.
- execratory — Tending to execrate or cause execration.