10-Letter Words Starting with C: page 2

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• commitment18n. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
• committing17n. The act by which something is committed.
• commodious17adj. Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
• commonalty19n. The common people; the commonality.
• commonness16n. The quality of being common in the sense of ordinary, usual or mundane.
• commonweal19n. The body politic; republic.
• communally19adv. Affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people,.
• communitas16n. An unstructured community of common experience.
• commutable18adj. Capable of commuting or being commuted.
• commutator16n. An electrical switch, in a generator or motor, that periodically...
• compaction18n. The process of compacting something, or something that has been...
• comparable18adj. Able to be compared (to).
• comparably21adv. In a comparable manner.
• comparator16n. Any of various devices for comparing a physical property of two...
• comparison16n. The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
• compassing17adj. Curved; bent.
• compassion16n. Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point...
• compatible18adj. Capable of working together without conflict.
• compatibly21adv. In a compatible manner.
• compatriot16n. Somebody from one's own country.
• compellent16adj. That compels.
• compelling17adj. Very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention.
• compendium19n. A short, complete summary; an abstract.
• compensate16v. To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
• competence18n. The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a...
• competency21n. The ability to perform some task; competence.
• competitor16n. A person or organization against whom one is competing.
• complacent18adj. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
• complainer16n. One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
• complected19adj. Having a specified complexion; complexioned.
• complement18n. The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
• completely19adv. In a complete manner; thoroughly.
• completion16n. The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion...
• completist16n. A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of...
• completive19adj. Making complete.
• complexing24n. The formation of a complex; complexation.
• complexion23n. The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
• complexity26n. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
• compliance18n. An act of complying.
• compliancy21n. The condition of being compliant; compliance, complaisance.
• complicate18v. To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or...
• complicity21n. The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice...
• compliment18n. An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
• composable18adj. Capable of being composed (as from multiple constituent or component...
• compositor16n. A person who sets type; a typesetter.
• compositum18n. Given a field extension F/K and subextensions A and B, the smallest...
• compostela16n. A certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an...
• composting17n. Composted material; compost.
• compounded18adj. Compound; composite; resulting from the interaction and combination of...
• compounder17n. A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result).
• comprehend20v. To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
• compressed17adj. Pressed tightly together.
• compressor16n. A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces...
• compromise18n. The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by...
• compulsion16n. An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often...
• compulsive19adj. Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
• compulsory19adj. Required; obligatory; mandatory.
• computable18adj. Capable of being computed, or enumerated.
• concealing15n. Material, etc., that conceals something.
• conceiving18n. Conception.
• concentric16adj. Having a common center.
• conception16n. The act of conceiving.
• conceptual16adj. Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
• concerning15adj. Causing concern; worrying.
• concertina14n. A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of...
• concertino14n. A short concerto.
• concession14n. The act of conceding.
• conchoidal18adj. Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.
• conchology21n. The study of molluscs and their shells.
• conciliate14v. To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to...
• concluding16adj. Finishing; closing; final.
• conclusion14n. The end, finish, close or last part of something.
• conclusive17adj. Pertaining to a conclusion.
• conclusory17adj. Offering a conclusion with seriously deficient support in fact or...
• concoction16n. The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many...
• concordant15adj. Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).
• concretely17adv. In a concrete manner, physically, definitely.
• concretion14n. The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
• concretize23v. To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or...
• concurrent14adj. Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
• concussion14n. An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a...
• concussive17adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion.
• condemning16adj. Synonym of condemnatory.
• condensate13n. A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.
• condescend16v. To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with...
• condolence15n. Comfort, support or sympathy.
• condomless15adj. Without a condom.
• conducting16n. Synonym of conductive.
• conduction15n. The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
• conductive18adj. Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
• coneflower18n. Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order...
• confection17n. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail...
• confederal16adj. Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.
• conference17n. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or...
• conferment17n. The act of conferring; a presentation or bestowal.
• conferring16n. The act of one who confers.
• confessing16n. The act of making a confession.
• confession15n. The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
• confidante16n. A female confidant.
• confidence18n. Self-assurance.
• configural16adj. Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human...
• confirming18n. An act of confirmation.
• confiscate17v. To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from...
• conflation15n. A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or...
• conflicted18adj. In a state of personal or emotional conflict.
• confluence17n. The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
• conformant17adj. In accordance with a set of specifications.
• conforming18adj. Exhibiting conformity.
• conformism19n. A willingness to conform; conformity.
• conformist17n. Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
• conformity20n. The state of things being similar or identical.
• confounded17adj. Confused, astonished.
• confounder16n. A person who confounds.
• confusedly19adv. In a confused manner.
• confuzzled34adj. Confused or puzzled.
• congeneric15adj. Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus).
• congestion13n. An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
• congestive16adj. Characterized by congestion.
• congregant14n. A member of a congregation.
• congregate14v. To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or...
• congruence15n. The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and...
• congruency18n. The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate.
• coniferous15adj. Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
• conjecture21n. A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a...
• conjoining20n. An act by which things are conjoined.
• conjointly22adv. In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.
• conjugated21adj. Joined together in pairs.
• connection14n. The act of connecting.
• connective17adj. Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
• connectome16n. The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural...
• conniption14n. A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
• connivance17n. The process of conniving or conspiring.
• conquering22n. An act of conquest.
• conscience16n. The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a...
• consecrate14v. To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
• consensual12adj. With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without...
• consenting13adj. Giving consent; agreeing to something.
• consequent21adj. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
• conserving16adj. Accompanied by conservation.
• considered14adj. Having been carefully thought out; maturely reflected upon.
• consistent12adj. Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
• consistory15n. A solemn assembly or council.
• consolatio12n. A ceremonial oratory used to comfort mourners at funerals.
• consonance14n. A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.
• consortium14n. An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or...
• conspectus16n. A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
• conspiracy19n. An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something...
• conspiring15n. Conspiracy.
• constantly15adv. In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
• constipate14v. To cause constipation in, render costive.
• constitute12v. To set up; to establish; to enact.
• constraint12n. Something that constrains; a restriction.
• construing13n. The act of one who construes.
• consulship17n. The office of a consul, in its various senses.
• consultant12n. A person or party that is consulted.
• consumable16adj. That is consumed or depleted upon use.
• consummate16adj. Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
• contagious13adj. Easily transmitted to others.
• containing13n. Contents.
• contending14n. Contention.
• contenting13adj. Producing contentment; pleasing or satisfying.
• contention12n. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
• contestant12n. A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as...
• contesting13n. The act of one who contests something; a disputation.
• contextual19adj. Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating...
• contiguity16n. A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching...
• contiguous13adj. Connected; touching; abutting.
• continence14n. The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
• contingent13n. An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen...
• continuant12n. A linguistic sound other than a stop.
• continuing13n. A continuation.
• continuity15n. Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous...
• continuous12adj. Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
• contortion12n. The act or result of contorting; the state of being contorted: the...
• contouring13n. The construction of contour lines through a matrix of points each...
• contraband15n. Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
• contrabass14n. The part or section one octave lower than bass.
• contracted15adj. Arranged by contract; established by agreement.
• contractor14n. A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
• contradict15v. To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
• contraflow18n. Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
• contrarian12n. A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint...
• contrarily15adv. In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.
• contrasted13adj. Set in contrast (of two or more things).
• contravene15v. To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or...
• contribute14v. To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
• contritely15adv. In a contrite manner.
• contrition12n. The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
• contriving16n. The act of one who contrives.
• controlled13adj. Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
• controller12n. One who controls something.
• controvert15v. To dispute, to argue about (something).
• convalesce17v. To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
• convecting18adj. That convects.
• convection17n. The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
• convective20adj. Of, pertaining to, or employing convection; convectional.
• convenient15adj. Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty...
• convention15n. A meeting or gathering.
• conventual15adj. Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
• convergent16adj. That converges or focuses; converging.
• converging17adj. Approaching each other at a point; convergent.
• conversant15adj. Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.
• conversely18adv. With a reversed relationship.
• conversing16n. Conversation.
• conversion15n. The act of converting something or someone.
• convertase15n. Any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller...
• conveyance20n. An act or instance of conveying.
• conviction17n. A firmly held belief.
• convincing18adj. Effective as proof or evidence.
• convoluted16adj. Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
• convulsant15adj. Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
• convulsion15n. An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
• convulsive18adj. Marked by or having the nature of convulsions.
• coolheaded17adj. Having an even temper; calm and collected.
• cooperator14n. One who cooperates; an associate.
• cooptation14n. A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over.
• coordinate13adj. Of the same rank; equal.
• copperhead20n. A venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts...
• copperleaf19n. Acalypha wilkesiana, a shrub with shiny bronze-green leaves and small...
• coproducer17n. Any of a group of producers who work together on a coproduction.
• coprolalia14n. The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language...
• copulation14n. The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
• copulative17adj. Of or pertaining to copulation.
• copulatory17adj. Of or relating to copulation.
• copywriter20n. A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
• coquettish24adj. Of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl.
• cordiality16n. The quality of being cordial.
• cordierite13n. A magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate.
• cordillera13n. An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the...
• cordwainer16n. A worker in cordwain leather.
• coreceptor16n. A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to...
• coriaceous14adj. Resembling leather; leathery.
• cornerback20n. Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest...
• cornflakes19n. A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize.
• cornflower18n. A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus...
• cornhusker19n. A person or device that removes husks from corn.
• cornmarket18n. A market where corn is traded.
• cornstarch17n. A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as...
• cornucopia16n. A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or...
• coromandel15n. Synonym of calamander.
• coronation12n. An act of investing with a crown; a crowning.
• corporally17adv. In or with the body; bodily.
• corporator14n. A member of a corporation, especially one of the original members.
• corpulence16n. The characteristic or state of being corpulent.
• correcting15n. The making of a correction.
• correction14n. The act of correcting.
• corrective17adj. Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
• corregidor14n. The chief magistrate of a Spanish town or one in the Spanish Empire.
• correlated13adj. Mutually related in a correlation.
• correlator12n. That which correlates or causes correlation.
• correspond15v. To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin...
• corroboree14n. A nocturnal dance held by Aboriginal Australians, for social...
• corrugated14adj. Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
• corrugator13n. A machine that corrugates material.
• corruption14n. The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral...
• corruptive17adj. Tending to corrupt.
• cosmically19adv. In a cosmic manner.
• cosmodrome17n. A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or...
• cosmogenic17adj. Produced by cosmic rays.
• cosmogonic17adj. Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
• cosmopolis16n. An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a...
• costliness12n. The characteristic of being costly.
• cottonseed13n. Seed of the cotton plant.
• cottontail12n. A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
• cottonwood16n. A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus...
• councillor14n. A member of a council.
• councilman16n. A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.
• counseling13n. Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of...
• counteract14n. An action performed in opposition to another action.
• counterion12n. Any ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other...
• counterman14n. A man who serves behind a counter, especially in a diner.
• counterspy17n. A spy working in counterintelligence.
• countersue12v. To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
• countertop14n. The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food, etc.
• countryman17n. Somebody from a certain country.
• countywide19adj. Occurring or extending throughout a county.
• courageous13adj. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
• coursebook18n. A textbook, a book designed to accompany a specific academic course, or...
• coursemate14n. One who is taking the same academic course.
• courseware15n. Educational software or documents in computerized form that facilitate...
• coursework19n. An assignment, project or task that a student is required to complete...
• courthouse15n. A public building housing courts of law.
• couverture15n. Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such...
• covalently18adv. Using covalent bonds.
• covariance17n. A statistical measure defined as scriptstyle operatorname Cov(X,Y)=...
• covenantal15adj. Of or pertaining to a covenant.
• covenanted16adj. Bound by a covenant.
• covenanter15n. One who makes a covenant.
• cowcatcher22n. A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other...
• cowpuncher22n. A cowboy.

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• crackberry23n. A BlackBerry, a handheld device considered addictive for its networking...
• craftiness15n. Skill in deception, slyness.
• cranesbill14n. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the...
• craniotomy17n. The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone...
• crankiness16n. The state of being cranky.
• crankshaft22n. A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives...
• crappiness16n. The state or condition of being crappy.
• craquelure21n. The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the surface of an old...
• crazypants26n. A crazy person.
• creaminess14n. The state of being creamy.
• creamsicle16n. A flavored popsicle with an ice cream core.
• creaseless12adj. That does not crease.
• creatinine12n. A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the...
• creational12adj. Of, or pertaining to creation.
• creatively18adv. In a creative manner.
• creativity18n. The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
• creaturely15adj. Characteristic of or suitable to a creature, often specifically a...
• credential13adj. Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to...
• creditable15adj. Credible or believable.
• creditably18adv. In a creditable manner; reputably, without disgrace.
• creepiness14n. The state of being creepy.
• crenelated13adj. Having crenellations or battlements.
• crenellate12v. To furnish with crenelles.
• crepuscule16n. Twilight.
• crescentic16adj. Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
• cretaceous14adj. Of or relating to chalk.
• crewmember21n. A member of a crew.
• cribriform19adj. Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
• cricketing19adj. That plays cricket.
• criminally17adv. In a criminal manner.
• cringingly17adv. In a cringing manner; while cringing.
• crispbread17n. A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour...
• crispiness14n. The state of being crispy.
• crisscross14v. To move back and forth over or through.
• critically17adv. In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
• crizotinib23n. An aminopyridine drug used to treat certain kinds of lung carcinoma.
• crocheting18n. A form of needlework that is made using a crochet.
• crossbench19n. The political parties and/or members of a legislature that do not form...
• crossbones14n. A representation of two femurs (thighbones) crossed diagonally, chiefly...
• crossbreed15v. To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different...
• crosscheck23n. A verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an...
• crosscourt14adj. Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court.
• crossfader16n. A device consisting of two volume controls which control separate...
• crossfield16adj. Passed from one side of the pitch to the other.
• crossguard14n. A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the...
• crosshairs15n. A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to...
• crosshatch20n. A pattern of crossing lines.
• crossmatch19v. To test whether the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
• crossmodal15adj. Across or between more than one mode.
• crosspiece16n. A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across...
• crosspoint14n. The point at which two things (especially electrical wires) cross.
• crossroads13n. A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more...
• crotalaria12n. Any of the genus Crotalaria of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs.
• crotchless17adj. Lacking coverage over the area of the crotch.
• crushingly19adv. So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
• crustacean14n. Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs...
• cryocooler17n. A cryogenic cooler.
• cryogenics18n. The science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.
• cryosphere20n. All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
• cryostasis15n. The preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures.
• cryptocoin19n. Synonym of cryptocurrency.
• cryptogram20n. Encrypted text.
• cryptology21n. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding...
• cryptozoic28adj. Living in a cavity or small cave.
• crystallin15n. A globulin found in the lens of the eye.

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• ctenophore17n. Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent...

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• cuckolding20n. The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
• cuirassier12n. A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
• culinarily15adv. In a culinary context.
• cultivable17adj. Capable of being cultivated or farmed.
• cultivated16adj. Of a person, cultured, refined, educated.
• cultivator15n. Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to...
• culturable14adj. Able to be cultured (grown in a suitable environment).
• culturally15adv. In a cultural way.
• cumbersome18adj. Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
• cummerbund19n. A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an...
• cumulation14n. Synonym of accumulation.
• cumulative17adj. Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the...
• cunningham18n. A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
• curatorial12adj. Of or relating to a curator.
• curmudgeon16n. An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an...
• curricular14adj. Of, relating to, or following a curriculum.
• curriculum16n. The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or...
• currywurst18n. A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices...
• curtailing13n. A cutting short; truncation.
• curtseying16n. The act of dropping a curtsey.
• curvaceous17adj. Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
• cushioning16n. Material used to cushion something.
• cussedness13n. The state or quality of being cussed.
• customizer23n. A person or business that provides customization services.
• cutterhead16n. A rotating cylindrical cutting tool located at the head of a drill...
• cuttlebone14n. Synonym of cuttlefish bone (“the calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell...
• cuttlefish18n. Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that...

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• cyberbully22n. A bully who operates online, in cyberspace.
• cybercrime21n. Crime committed using computer networks.
• cyberknife24n. A robotic arm that performs radiosurgery (surgery using ionizing...
• cybernetic19adj. Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication...
• cyberpower22n. Power exerted in or through the Internet or cyberspace.
• cyberspace21n. A world of information accessed through the Internet.
• cyberverse20n. A cyber universe; cyberspace.
• cyberworld21n. The world of intercomputer communication.
• cyclically22adv. In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
• cyclocross19n. A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps of a short course...
• cyclohexyl30n. The univalent radical derived from cyclohexane by the formal removal of...
• cyclopedic22adj. Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia.
• cyclospora19n. Cyclospora cayetanensis.
• cyclotomic21adj. Of, or relating to cyclotomy.
• cynomolgus18n. A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), native to Asia, that feeds...
• cypherpunk26n. A person with an interest in encryption and privacy, especially one who...
• cysteamine17n. The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid...

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