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Showing words for CRETACEOUS using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Cretaceous

cretaceous

9 Letter Words for Cretaceous

accouters, acusector, ceraceous, cetaceous, ceteosaur, cocreates, coruscate

8 Letter Words for Cretaceous

accourts, accouter, accretes, cocreate, coerects, creasote, croceate, ectosarc, euarctos, outraces, reaccost, reaccuse, secateur, stuccoer

7 Letter Words for Cretaceous

accerse, accourt, accrete, accrues, accurse, accuser, accusor, acerose, acerous, acetose, acetous, actuose, actures, auctors, austere, carouse, catouse, cauters, cerates, cereous, certosa, certose, coaster, coatees, coaters, cocause, coerces, coerect, coteaus, couters, creasot, creates, croceus, crocuta, croutes, crustae, cuatros, curates, ecartes, euaster, occurse, ocreate, outcase, outrace, recoast, recoats, roseate, sautree, scouter, secrate, secreta, secreto, secutor, sucrate, surcoat, turacos, urostea

6 Letter Words for Cretaceous

accost, accrue, accuse, acorus, acrose, actors, acture, acuter, acutes, arccos, arcose, aretes, arouse, asteer, astore, atreus, atroce, atrous, auctor, auster, autere, cactus, carest, carets, cartes, caster, castor, castro, caters, causer, cauter, cerate, cercus, cereus, cerote, cerous, certes, ceruse, cesare, cesure, cetera, coacts, coarct, coarse, coatee, coater, coates, coerce, corsac, corset, cortes, coscet, coseat, costar, coster, coteau, coures, course, courts, couter, crates, crease, create, crocus, croset, crouse, croute, crouts, cruces, cruets, cruset, crusta, cuarto, cuatro, cuecas, cuesta, curace, curate, curats, curcas, curets, cutose, easter, eaters, ecarte, ecoute, ecrase, eosate, erects, eructs, escort, escout, escroc, esture, oaters, occurs, ocreae, orates, ostrca, ostrea, oustee, ouster, outers, outsea, outsee, reacts, reates, reatus, reaute, recase, recast, recces, reccos, recoat, recoct, recost, rectos, rectus, recuse, recuts, rescue, reseat, reseau, resect, retuse, roates, roccus, rosace, roseau, routes, saeter, saucer, sauter, scarce, scorce, scoter, screet, scrota, scrout, scruto, searce, seater, secret, sector, secure, seuora, soccer, soucar, source, soutar, souter, staree, steare, stereo, stoure, stucco, succor, succot, suerte, tarocs, teaser, terces, tereus, touser, traces, trouse, truces, turaco, urates, urease

5 Letter Words for Cretaceous

accts, accur, accus, acers, acost, acres, actor, actos, actus, acute, aotus, arces, arcus, arest, arete, arets, arose, artou, artus, ascot, aster, astor, astre, atees, atocs, atour, aures, autor, autos, autre, cacur, caese, cares, caret, carot, carse, carte, carts, carus, casco, caser, caste, cater, cates, catso, catur, cause, cease, ceras, cerat, ceres, ceros, certs, cesar, cesta, ceste, cetes, cetus, coact, coart, coast, coate, coats, cocas, cocus, cores, corse, corta, cosec, coset, costa, coste, cotes, couac, coure, cours, court, crate, crcao, cresc, crest, creta, crete, croat, crocs, crosa, crose, crost, crout, cruce, crues, cruet, cruse, crust, csect, cueca, curas, curat, cures, curet, curse, cusec, cuter, cutes, earst, easer, eater, ecart, ecrus, erase, erato, erect, erose, eruca, eruct, escar, escot, ester, estoc, estre, estro, eucre, euros, oater, occas, occur, ocrea, octas, orate, orcas, orcus, oscar, outas, outer, outra, outre, races, rates, ratos, ratus, react, reast, reate, recce, recco, recto, recut, reest, resat, reset, resue, retes, reuse, roast, roate, rocta, roset, rotas, rotes, roues, rouse, roust, route, routs, rusot, sacre, sacro, sauce, saute, scare, scart, scaur, scaut, sceat, score, scote, scour, scout, scrae, scrat, scree, scuta, scute, seare, secco, secre, seora, serac, serau, serta, serut, setae, soare, soree, sorta, souce, souct, stacc, stare, stear, steer, stere, stero, stoae, store, strae, strue, sture, sucre, surat, sutor, sutra, taces, tacos, tacso, tares, taroc, taros, tarse, tasco, taser, tears, tease, teers, teras, terce, tereu, terse, toeas, torcs, tores, torse, torus, tosca, tours, touse, trace, treas, trees, troca, troue, truce, trues, tsere, turco, turse, uraos, urase, urate, ureas, ursae, uster, utees, utero

4 Letter Words for Cretaceous

acce, acct, acer, aces, acor, acre, acts, actu, acus, aero, arco, arcs, ares, aret, arte, arts, asor, astr, ates, atoc, aute, auto, cace, care, cars, cart, case, cast, cate, cats, caus, ceas, ceca, cees, cera, cere, cero, cert, cest, cete, coat, coca, coct, coes, cora, core, cors, cort, cose, cost, cote, cots, coua, coue, cour, cres, croc, crts, crue, crus, crut, cuca, cues, cura, cure, curs, curt, cust, cute, cuts, ears, ease, east, eats, eaus, ecce, ecco, ecru, ecto, ecus, eras, erat, eres, eros, erse, erst, eruc, esau, esca, etas, etua, eure, euro, oars, oast, oats, ocas, octa, orae, oras, orca, orcs, ores, orts, osar, otus, ours, oust, outa, outr, outs, race, rast, rate, rato, rats, ratu, recs, rect, rees, reet, rest, rete, rets, rocs, roes, rosa, rose, rost, rota, rotc, rote, rots, roua, roue, rous, rout, rucs, rues, rusa, ruse, rust, ruta, ruts, saco, sare, sart, sate, saur, saut, scar, scat, scet, scot, scur, scut, sear, seat, seco, sect, seer, seor, sere, sero, sert, seta, soar, soca, soce, sora, sore, sort, sour, sout, srac, star, ster, stoa, stor, stra, stre, stue, suer, suet, sura, sure, tace, taco, taos, tare, taro, tars, tasu, taur, taus, tear, teas, teca, teer, tees, tera, tocs, toea, toes, torc, tore, tors, toru, tosa, tose, tour, trac, tree, tres, true, tues, urao, urea, ures, ursa, usar, usee, user, utas, utes

3 Letter Words for Cretaceous

acc, ace, act, aer, aes, aor, arc, are, ars, art, aru, ase, ast, ate, car, cat, cee, ceo, cer, cor, cos, cot, crc, cro, crs, crt, cru, csc, cst, cte, cto, ctr, cts, cue, cur, cut, ear, eas, eat, eau, ecc, eco, ect, ecu, eec, eer, eos, era, ere, ers, ert, esc, ese, esr, est, esu, eta, etc, oar, oas, oat, oca, oct, oer, oes, ora, orc, ore, ors, ort, ose, otc, our, ous, out, ras, rat, rct, rea, rec, ree, res, roc, roe, ros, rot, rte, ruc, rue, rut, sac, sao, sar, sat, sau, scr, sct, sea, sec, see, ser, set, soc, sot, sou, sta, str, sue, sur, tao, tar, tas, tau, tea, tec, tee, ter, tes, toa, toc, toe, tor, tos, tou, tra, trs, tua, tue, tur, uca, ura, ure, urs, usa, use, ust, uta, utc, ute, uts

Definitions for Cretaceous

[1] resembling or containing chalk.
[2] (initial capital letter ) Geology . noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago, characterized by the greatest development and subsequent extinction of dinosaurs and the advent of flowering plants and modern insects.
[3] (initial capital letter ) Geology . the Cretaceous Period or System.
[4] consisting of or resembling chalk
[5] of, denoting, or formed in the last period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and Tertiary periods, lasting 80 million years during which chalk deposits were formed and flowering plants first appeared
[6] the Cretaceous the Cretaceous period or rock system

Words nearby Cretaceous

crestone needle, crestone peak, crestwood, cresyl, cresylic, cretaceous, cretan, cretan bull, crete, cretic, cretin

Origin of Cretaceous

1665–70; < Latin crētāceus, equivalent to crēt(a ) chalk, clay (cf. crayon) + -āceus -aceous; the geological period was defined from the chalk beds of SE England and associated formations

Other words from Cretaceous

cre·ta·ceous·ly , adverb
non·cre·ta·ceous , adjective
post·cre·ta·ceous , adjective
su·per·cre·ta·ceous , adjective

Word origin for Cretaceous

C17: from Latin crētāceus, from crēta, literally: Cretan earth, that is, chalk