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11-letter words containing ast

  • cast anchor — to anchor a vessel
  • castability — the ability of materials to set in a mould when mixed with water and a bonding agent
  • castanetist — One who plays the castanet.
  • castellanos — Julio [hoo-lyaw] /ˈhu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–47, Mexican painter.
  • castellanus — (of a cloud) having small turrets.
  • castellated — A castellated wall or building looks like a castle.
  • castellatus — (formerly) castellanus.
  • castelvetro — Lodovico [loh-duh-vee-koh;; Italian law-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌloʊ dəˈvi koʊ;; Italian ˌlɔ dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1505–71, Italian philologist and literary critic.
  • castigating — Present participle of castigate.
  • castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
  • castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
  • castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
  • casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
  • castle peak — highest peak in the Elk Mountain range, in W central Colorado. 14,265 feet (4352 meters).
  • castle walk — a ballroom dance of the pre–World War I era, consisting of a sedate step to each beat.
  • castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
  • castor bean — the seed of this plant
  • castrations — Plural form of castration.
  • cataclastic — designating or of a rock, esp. a metamorphic rock, that was formed, bent, broken, etc. by extreme mechanical pressure
  • catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
  • catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
  • ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
  • chaste tree — a small ornamental verbenaceous tree, Vitex agnus-castus, of S Europe and SW Asia, with spikes of pale blue flowers
  • chastenment — the process of chastening
  • chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
  • chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
  • china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
  • chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
  • choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
  • chou pastry — cream puff paste.
  • chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
  • cnidoblasts — the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
  • coast guard — The coast guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast.
  • coast pilot — Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.
  • coast range — a series of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America, extending from Baja California to SE Alaska.
  • coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
  • colorcaster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
  • contrasting — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
  • contrastive — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • copy taster — a person who selects or approves text for publication, esp in a periodical
  • cotoneaster — any Old World shrub of the rosaceous genus Cotoneaster: cultivated for their small ornamental white or pinkish flowers and red or black berries
  • creepypasta — (Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short stories circulated on the Internet.
  • criticaster — a lowly or petty critic
  • crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
  • cystoplasty — (surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder.
  • cytoclastic — destructive to cells.
  • dastardized — Simple past tense and past participle of dastardize.
  • dastardness — the sate or quality of being a dastard
  • demibastion — half a bastion, having only one flank, at right angles to the wall
  • depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
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