9-letter words containing a, c, e
- covalency — the formation and nature of covalent bonds
- covariate — a statistical variable that changes in a predictable way and can be used to predict the outcome of a study
- covenants — Plural form of covenant.
- coverable — Able to be covered.
- coverages — Plural form of coverage.
- coveralls — Coveralls are a single piece of clothing that combines pants and a jacket. You wear coveralls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
- coverdale — Miles. 1488–1568, the first translator of the complete Bible into English (1535)
- covetable — to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
- cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- cowardise — Obsolete spelling of cowardice.
- coxsackie — Any of several viruses of the genus Enterovirus similar to poliovirus.
- cozenages — Plural form of cozenage.
- crab cake — patty made of crab meat
- crab tree — a tree bearing crab apples.
- crabapple — Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
- crabbiest — Superlative form of crabby.
- crabeater — the most common species of seal, Lobodon carcinophagus, characterized by a long snout and slender body
- crackable — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- crackhead — a person addicted to the drug crack
- cracknels — crisply fried bits of fat pork
- cracksmen — Plural form of cracksman.
- craftiest — Superlative form of crafty.
- craftless — without craft or cunning
- craftsmen — a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- craggiest — Superlative form of craggy.
- crammable — able to be crammed or stuffed full
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- cranberry — Cranberries are red berries with a sour taste. They are often used to make a sauce or jelly that you eat with meat.
- crane fly — any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body
- craniates — Plural form of craniate.
- crankcase — the metal housing that encloses the crankshaft, connecting rods, etc, in an internal-combustion engine, reciprocating pump, etc
- crankiest — Superlative form of cranky.
- crankness — (of a vessel) the liability to capsize
- cranreuch — a hoarfrost
- crapelike — resembling crape
- crappiest — Superlative form of crappy.
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crassness — The state of being crass.
- crataegus — (botany) Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
- cratering — the process in which many craters are formed on a surface, as on a moon
- craterlet — a small crater
- craterous — of, relating to, or resembling a crater
- craveable — (especially of a food) having qualities that engender an intense desire for more: All too often, salt, sugar, fat, and “crunch” make a food craveable.
- cravening — Present participle of craven.
- craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- crazyweed — locoweed
- cream ice — ice cream.
- cream jug — a small jug for serving cream
- cream off — To cream off part of a group of people means to take them away and treat them in a special way, because they are better than the others.
- cream tea — In Britain, a cream tea is an afternoon meal that consists of tea to drink and small cakes called scones that are eaten with jam and cream. Cream teas are served in places such as tea shops.