10-Letter Words Starting With CO
Here's the list of all the 1306 10-Letter Words Starting With CO in the English Language.
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| conditions | 1. the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process 2. the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare More Definitions → |
| collection | 1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole 2. a publication containing a variety of works More Definitions → |
| conference | 1. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) 2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members More Definitions → |
| commercial | 1. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises 2. of or relating to commercialism More Definitions → |
| commission | 1. a special group delegated to consider some matter 2. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary) More Definitions → |
| connection | 1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) 2. the state of being connected More Definitions → |
| considered | 1. carefully weighed More Definitions → |
| compliance | 1. acting according to certain accepted standards 2. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others More Definitions → |
| comparison | 1. the act of examining resemblances 2. relation based on similarities and differences More Definitions → |
| completely | 1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely 2. so as to be complete; with everything necessary More Definitions → |
| compatible | 1. capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction 2. able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination More Definitions → |
| convention | 1. a large formal assembly 2. something regarded as a normative example More Definitions → |
| conversion | 1. an event that results in a transformation 2. a change in the units or form of an expression: More Definitions → |
| continuing | 1. remaining in force or being carried on without letup 2. persisting for a long time More Definitions → |
| controlled | 1. exercise authoritative control or power over 2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits More Definitions → |
| commitment | 1. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose 2. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action More Definitions → |
| confidence | 1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities 2. a feeling of trust (in someone or something) More Definitions → |
| consistent | 1. the same throughout in structure or composition 2. (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable More Definitions → |
| contribute | 1. bestow a quality on 2. contribute to some cause More Definitions → |
| continuous | 1. continuing in time or space without interruption 2. of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity More Definitions → |
| contractor | 1. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things 2. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps More Definitions → |
| completion | 1. (American football) a successful forward pass in football 2. a concluding action More Definitions → |
| consultant | 1. an expert who gives advice More Definitions → |
| controller | 1. someone who maintains and audits business accounts 2. a person who directs and restrains More Definitions → |
| conclusion | 1. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration 2. an intuitive assumption More Definitions → |
| commentary | 1. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material More Definitions → |
| counseling | 1. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action More Definitions → |
| correction | 1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right 2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure More Definitions → |
| convenient | 1. suited to your comfort or purpose or needs 2. large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense) More Definitions → |
| collective | 1. members of a cooperative enterprise 2. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together More Definitions → |
| complexity | 1. the quality of being intricate and compounded More Definitions → |
| constantly | 1. without variation or change, in every case 2. invariably More Definitions → |
| constitute | 1. form or compose 2. create and charge with a task or function More Definitions → |
| collecting | 1. the act of gathering something together More Definitions → |
| compressed | 1. pressed tightly together 2. reduced in volume by pressure More Definitions → |
| corruption | 1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain 2. in a state of progressive putrefaction More Definitions → |
| coordinate | 1. bring order and organization to 2. bring into common action, movement, or condition More Definitions → |
| configured | 1. organized so as to give configuration to More Definitions → |
| conducting | 1. the way of administering a business 2. the direction of an orchestra or choir More Definitions → |
| completing | 1. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) More Definitions → |
| comparable | 1. able to be compared or worthy of comparison 2. conforming in every respect More Definitions → |
| consortium | 1. an association of companies for some definite purpose More Definitions → |
| conspiracy | 1. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act 2. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) More Definitions → |
| complement | 1. a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction 2. a complete number or quantity More Definitions → |
| continuity | 1. uninterrupted connection or union 2. a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot More Definitions → |
| conviction | 1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence 2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed More Definitions → |
| compromise | 1. a middle way between two extremes 2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions More Definitions → |
| conceptual | 1. being or characterized by concepts or their formation More Definitions → |
| constraint | 1. the state of being physically constrained 2. a device that retards something's motion More Definitions → |
| compelling | 1. force somebody to do something 2. necessitate or exact More Definitions → |
| competence | 1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually More Definitions → |
| concurrent | 1. occurring or operating at the same time More Definitions → |
| compulsory | 1. required by rule More Definitions → |
| congestion | 1. excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part 2. excessive crowding More Definitions → |
| collateral | 1. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan 2. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines More Definitions → |
| correspond | 1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics 2. be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics More Definitions → |
| combustion | 1. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light 2. a state of violent disturbance and excitement More Definitions → |
| conception | 1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances 2. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon More Definitions → |
| conscience | 1. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions 2. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct More Definitions → |
| councillor | 1. a member of a council More Definitions → |
| compassion | 1. a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering 2. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it More Definitions → |
| contracted | 1. reduced in size or pulled together More Definitions → |
| collegiate | 1. of or resembling or typical of a college or college students More Definitions → |
| competitor | 1. the contestant you hope to defeat More Definitions → |
| compressor | 1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses 2. an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal. More Definitions → |
| corrective | 1. designed to promote discipline 2. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition More Definitions → |
| competency | 1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually More Definitions → |
| contingent | 1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group 2. a temporary military unit More Definitions → |
| correlated | 1. mutually related More Definitions → |
| convincing | 1. causing one to believe the truth of something More Definitions → |
| conformity | 1. correspondence in form or appearance 2. acting according to certain accepted standards More Definitions → |
| contiguous | 1. very close or connected in space or time 2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary More Definitions → |
| coursework | 1. work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course More Definitions → |
| compensate | 1. adjust for 2. make amends for; pay compensation for More Definitions → |
| courthouse | 1. a government building that houses the offices of a county government 2. a building that houses judicial courts More Definitions → |
| concession | 1. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business 2. the act of conceding or yielding More Definitions → |
| confirming | 1. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen 2. serving to support or corroborate More Definitions → |
| confession | 1. an admission of misdeeds or faults 2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party More Definitions → |
| committing | 1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation 2. make a set of changes permanent More Definitions → |
| compliment | 1. a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration 2. say something to someone that expresses praise More Definitions → |
| contention | 1. a point asserted as part of an argument 2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement More Definitions → |
| concluding | 1. occurring at or forming an end or termination More Definitions → |
| conforming | 1. adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) More Definitions → |
| congenital | 1. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development More Definitions → |
| convection | 1. the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion 2. (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere More Definitions → |
| commanding | 1. used of a height or viewpoint More Definitions → |
| conversely | 1. with the terms of the relation reversed More Definitions → |
| contextual | 1. relating to or determined by or in context More Definitions → |
| colorectal | 1. relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum More Definitions → |
| comprehend | 1. get the meaning of something 2. to become aware of through the senses More Definitions → |
| compendium | 1. a publication containing a variety of works 2. a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work More Definitions → |
| confluence | 1. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) 2. a flowing together More Definitions → |
| compulsive | 1. a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things 2. caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion More Definitions → |
| colloquium | 1. an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting 2. an address to an academic meeting or seminar More Definitions → |
| conjecture | 1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) 2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence More Definitions → |
| courageous | 1. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching More Definitions → |
| corrugated | 1. shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges More Definitions → |
| conveyance | 1. document effecting a property transfer 2. the transmission of information More Definitions → |
| conductive | 1. having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity More Definitions → |
| councilman | 1. a man who is a council member More Definitions → |
| cottonwood | 1. any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed 2. American basswood of the Allegheny region More Definitions → |
| compounded | 1. combined into or constituting a chemical compound More Definitions → |
| conduction | 1. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound More Definitions → |
| coronation | 1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch More Definitions → |
| contagious | 1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another 2. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection More Definitions → |
| consumable | 1. may be used up More Definitions → |
| comforting | 1. providing freedom from worry 2. affording comfort or solace More Definitions → |
| conclusive | 1. forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question More Definitions → |
| covariance | 1. (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means More Definitions → |
| consequent | 1. occurring with or following as a consequence More Definitions → |
| counsellor | 1. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp 2. someone who gives advice about problems More Definitions → |
| contradict | 1. be in contradiction with 2. deny the truth of More Definitions → |
| connective | 1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences 2. an instrumentality that connects More Definitions → |
| complexion | 1. the coloring of a person's face 2. a combination that results from coupling or interlinking More Definitions → |
| conjugated | 1. formed by the union of two compounds 2. joined together especially in a pair or pairs More Definitions → |
| countertop | 1. the top side of a counter More Definitions → |
| contestant | 1. a person who participates in competitions 2. a person who dissents from some established policy More Definitions → |
| congestive | 1. relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid More Definitions → |
| convergent | 1. tending to come together from different directions More Definitions → |
| compaction | 1. an increase in the density of something 2. the act of crushing More Definitions → |
| conquering | 1. the act of conquering More Definitions → |
| condensate | 1. a product of condensation 2. atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold More Definitions → |
| complicate | 1. make more complicated 2. make more complex, intricate, or richer More Definitions → |
| concurring | 1. be in accord; be in agreement 2. happen simultaneously More Definitions → |
| condemning | 1. containing or imposing condemnation or censure More Definitions → |
| converging | 1. the act of converging (coming closer) More Definitions → |
| counteract | 1. act in opposition to 2. oppose or check by a counteraction More Definitions → |
| condensing | 1. the act of increasing the density of something More Definitions → |
| concentric | 1. having a common center More Definitions → |
| compulsion | 1. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid 2. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will More Definitions → |
| consensual | 1. existing by consent More Definitions → |
| copywriter | 1. a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy More Definitions → |
| consenting | 1. having given consent More Definitions → |
| convoluted | 1. rolled longitudinally upon itself 2. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious More Definitions → |
| contraband | 1. distributed or sold illicitly 2. goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law More Definitions → |
| commandant | 1. an officer in command of a military unit More Definitions → |
| communique | 1. an official report (usually sent in haste) More Definitions → |
| conferring | 1. have a conference in order to talk something over 2. present More Definitions → |
| complicity | 1. guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense More Definitions → |
| concealing | 1. the activity of keeping something secret 2. covering or hiding More Definitions → |
| consummate | 1. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill 2. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities More Definitions → |
| complacent | 1. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions More Definitions → |
| congregate | 1. come together, usually for a purpose More Definitions → |
| cocksucker | 1. a person who performs fellatio 2. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous More Definitions → |
| coincident | 1. occurring or operating at the same time 2. matching point for point More Definitions → |
| cornucopia | 1. a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity 2. the property of being extremely abundant More Definitions → |
| concussion | 1. injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness 2. any violent blow More Definitions → |
| congruence | 1. the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate More Definitions → |
| confounded | 1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment More Definitions → |
| cornstarch | 1. starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener More Definitions → |
| coloration | 1. the timbre of a musical sound 2. appearance with regard to color More Definitions → |
| computable | 1. may be computed or estimated More Definitions → |
| commissary | 1. a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) 2. a snack bar in a film studio More Definitions → |
| countryman | 1. a man from your own country 2. a man who lives in the country and has country ways More Definitions → |
| colloquial | 1. characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation More Definitions → |
| coniferous | 1. of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves More Definitions → |
| continence | 1. the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters 2. voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge More Definitions → |
| corrupting | 1. seducing into corrupt practices 2. harmful to the mind or morals More Definitions → |
| cornerback | 1. a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers More Definitions → |
| coastguard | 1. a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters More Definitions → |
| contrarian | 1. an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors More Definitions → |
| conversant | 1. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly More Definitions → |
| coinciding | 1. occurring or operating at the same time More Definitions → |
| condolence | 1. an expression of sympathy with another's grief More Definitions → |
| concoction | 1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients 2. an occurrence of an unusual mixture More Definitions → |
| colchicine | 1. an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout More Definitions → |
| contravene | 1. go against, as of rules and laws 2. deny the truth of More Definitions → |
| confiscate | 1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority 2. surrendered as a penalty More Definitions → |
| concertina | 1. collapse like a concertina 2. coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle More Definitions → |
| cornflower | 1. plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried 2. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers More Definitions → |
| concretely | 1. in concrete terms More Definitions → |
| coherently | 1. in a coherent manner More Definitions → |
| cottonseed | 1. seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil More Definitions → |
| collimator | 1. a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one 2. optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam More Definitions → |
| coexisting | 1. existing at the same time More Definitions → |
| copperhead | 1. common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States 2. venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia More Definitions → |
| colourless | 1. lacking in variety and interest 2. weak in color; not colorful More Definitions → |
| cognizance | 1. having knowledge of 2. range of what one can know or understand More Definitions → |
| compositor | 1. one who sets written material into type More Definitions → |
| cottontail | 1. common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) More Definitions → |
| conformist | 1. someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) 2. adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) More Definitions → |
| comparably | 1. in a comparable manner or to a comparable degree More Definitions → |
| confection | 1. a food rich in sugar 2. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components More Definitions → |
| copulation | 1. sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur More Definitions → |
| counterspy | 1. a spy who works against enemy espionage More Definitions → |
| combatting | 1. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle More Definitions → |
| convulsive | 1. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm 2. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent More Definitions → |
| commutator | 1. switch for reversing the direction of an electric current More Definitions → |
| coalescing | 1. growing together, fusing More Definitions → |
| contrition | 1. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation More Definitions → |
| consecrate | 1. appoint to a clerical posts 2. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause More Definitions → |
| compatriot | 1. a person from your own country More Definitions → |
| concordant | 1. in keeping 2. being of the same opinion More Definitions → |