9-letter words containing a, c, s
- cruiseway — a canal used for recreational purposes
- crusaders — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusading — campaigning
- crusadoes — Plural form of crusado.
- crush bar — a bar at a theatre for serving drinks during the intervals of a play
- crushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- crustacea — a collective term for members of the Crustacea class of (mainly aquatic) mandibulate arthropods, characterized by their usually chitinous exoskeletons
- crybabies — Plural form of crybaby.
- cryobanks — Plural form of cryobank.
- cryostats — Plural form of cryostat.
- crystall- — crystallo-
- cubatures — Plural form of cubature.
- cuirassed — Wearing a cuirass.
- cuirasses — Plural form of cuirass.
- cuisinart — a brand of food processor
- cultivars — Plural form of cultivar.
- cumulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cumulate.
- cup shake — wind shake.
- cupboards — Plural form of cupboard.
- curassows — Plural form of curassow.
- curatress — A female curator.
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia
- cursorial — adapted for running
- cusimanse — A small mongoose, of genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
- cuspidate — having a cusp or cusps
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- custumary — Obsolete form of customary.
- cut class — miss a school lesson
- cut glass — Cut glass is glass that has patterns cut into its surface.
- cut-grass — any grass (esp. Leersia oryzoides) having tiny hooks along the edges of the blades that cause scratches on the human skin
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- cutlasses — Plural form of cutlass.
- cutwaters — Plural form of cutwater.
- cybercash — Funds used in electronic financial transactions, especially over the Internet.
- cybercast — (Internet) A broadcast of audiovisual material over the Internet.
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cyclicals — Stocks in cyclical companies (those whose success varies with the seasonal or economic cycle).
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- cystocarp — a reproductive body in red algae, developed after fertilization and consisting of filaments bearing carpospores
- cystogram — A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytoplast — the intact cytoplasm of a single cell
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- cytotaxis — movement of cells due to external stimulation
- dabchicks — Plural form of dabchick.
- dachshund — A dachshund is a small dog that has very short legs, a long body, and long ears.