9-letter words containing a, c, o, r, u
- connature — the state or quality of sharing a common nature or character
- construal — an act of construing
- corbicula — pollen basket.
- cornicula — plural form of singular corniculum: small horn
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light
- coruscate — to emit flashes of light; sparkle
- cothurnal — relating to the cothurnus or to tragedy
- coticular — of or relating to whetstones
- coumarone — a colorless liquid, C8H6O, derived from coal tar and combined with indene to produce synthetic resins used in paints, adhesives, etc.
- couraging — Present participle of courage.
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courbaril — a tropical American leguminous tree, Hymenaea courbaril. Its wood is a useful timber and its gum is a source of copal
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- courtezan — Alternative spelling of courtesan.
- courtyard — A courtyard is an open area of ground which is surrounded by buildings or walls.
- crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
- crapulous — characterized by intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauched
- crash out — If someone crashes out somewhere, they fall asleep where they are because they are very tired or drunk.
- craterous — of, relating to, or resembling a crater
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- croustade — a hollowed pastry case or piece of cooked bread, potato, etc, in which food is served
- crusadoes — Plural form of crusado.
- culpatory — expressing blame
- cunctator — (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus"Cunctator") 275–203 b.c, Roman statesman and general: defeated Hannibal's army by harassment without risking a pitched battle.
- cup coral — any of several species of coral in which the polyp forms and houses itself in a cup-shaped depression in the skeleton.
- cupboards — Plural form of cupboard.
- cupboardy — (rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.
- curandero — a male healer or shaman in Hispanic-America
- curassows — Plural form of curassow.
- currajong — kurrajong
- currawong — any Australian crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, having black, grey, and white plumage: family Cracticidae
- cursorial — adapted for running
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- cutthroat — a person who cuts throats; murderer
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- docudrama — a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.
- duckboard — a board or boards laid as a track or floor over wet or muddy ground.
- dulcorate — (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- dulocracy — rule by slaves.
- ecuadoran — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- educatory — educative.
- encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- eucaryote — Alternative spelling of eukaryote.
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- floccular — of or relating to the flocculus of the cerebellum