9-letter words containing a, c, d, i
- ci-devant — (esp of an office-holder) former; recent
- cichlidae — the family of cichlid fish
- cinquedea — an Italian short sword of the late 15th and early 16th centuries having a broad, tapering blade, often richly ornamented.
- circadian — of or relating to biological processes that occur regularly at about 24-hour intervals, even in the absence of periodicity in the environment
- cispadane — on this (the southern) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome
- citigrade — relating to (fast-moving) wolf spiders
- civil day — day (def 3c).
- clackdish — a dish carried by a beggar
- cladistic — relating to the classification of species based on evolutionary ancestry
- cladodial — resembling a cladode
- clarified — Clarified butter has been made clear by being heated.
- claritude — (obsolete) clarity; splendour.
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- cnidarian — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria, which comprises the coelenterates
- coalfield — A coalfield is a region where there is coal under the ground.
- coccoidal — relating to a coccus
- cogitated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogitate.
- cohabited — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- colloidal — of, denoting, or having the character of a colloid
- colubriad — a poem about a snake
- comatulid — any of a group of crinoid echinoderms, including the feather stars, in which the adults are free-swimming
- comedians — Plural form of comedian.
- comedical — of, relating to, or of the nature of comedy.
- companied — Simple past tense and past participle of company.
- compendia — a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
- concordia — the ancient Roman goddess of harmony or peace.
- condillac — Étienne Bonnot de (etjɛn bɔno də). 1715–80, French philosopher. He developed Locke's view that all knowledge derives from the senses in his Traité des sensations (1754)
- confidant — Someone's confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- conrad ii — c990–1039, king of Germany 1024–39 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1027–39.
- conrad iv — 1228–54, king of Germany 1237–54 and Sicily 1251–54; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (son of Frederick II).
- contadina — (in Italy) a female farmer or peasant
- contadino — (in Italy) a male farmer or peasant
- contained — kept from going beyond certain limits; confined
- coordinal — (of animals or plants) belonging to the same order
- coralloid — of or resembling coral
- cordially — courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
- coriander — Coriander is a plant with seeds that are used as a spice and leaves that are used as a herb.
- cornbraid — to braid (hair) in close parallel rows, creating a hairstyle known as a corn row
- corrading — Present participle of corrade.
- cortadito — an espresso topped with an approximately equal amount of steamed milk.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- cowardise — Obsolete spelling of cowardice.
- creamlaid — (of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crispated — Crispate.
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- crusading — campaigning
- cryptadia — a collection of things to be kept hidden
- cuadrilla — a small group, esp a matador's assistants