10-letter words containing a, c, u, l, t
- boucicault — Dion (ˈdaɪɒn), real name Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot. 1822–90, Irish dramatist and actor. His plays include London Assurance (1841), The Octoroon (1859), and The Shaughran (1874)
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calculated — If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- calculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calculate.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- calixtus i — Saint, a.d. c160–222, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 218–222.
- callathump — a shivaree.
- callithump — a noisy band or parade
- calumniate — to slander
- calyculate — having a calycule
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- candlenuts — Plural form of candlenut.
- cannulated — Simple past tense and past participle of cannulate.
- cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
- canteloube — (Marie) Joseph (French ʒozɛf). 1879–1957, French composer, best known for his Chants d'Auvergne (1923–30)
- capillatus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having a cirriform upper portion that resembles an anvil or a disorderly mass of hair.
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- capitulant — a person who capitulates
- capitulary — any of the collections of ordinances promulgated by the Frankish kings (8th–10th centuries ad)
- capitulate — If you capitulate, you stop resisting and do what someone else wants you to do.
- capsulated — Enclosed in a capsule.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- capturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- cargo cult — a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
- castle nut — a hexagonal nut with six slots in the head, two of which take a locking pin to hold it firmly in position
- casualties — Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
- catacumbal — of or resembling catacombs
- catafalque — a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguer — One who catalogues.
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- catapultic — of or resembling a catapult
- catenulate — (of certain spores) formed in a row or chain
- caterwauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul.
- catholicus — catholicos.
- cattle run — a barnyard or fenced area adjacent to a barn used as a limited grazing area or exercise lot for cattle.
- caulescent — having a stem clearly visible above the ground
- cause list — a list of cases awaiting a hearing
- cautiously — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- celebutard — (informal, pejorative, offensive, slang) A celebrity viewed as unintelligent; especially a celebrity who behaves badly in public.
- cellulated — of, relating to, resembling, or composed of very small cells
- chartulary — cartulary
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- circulated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- circulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circulate.
- circulator — a person who moves from place to place.
- claret cup — an iced drink made of claret, brandy, lemon, sugar, and sometimes sherry, Curaçao, etc
- claudicant — (medicine) limping.
- clausewitz — Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780–1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)