9-letter words containing a, c, u, r, s
- cauldrons — Plural form of cauldron.
- causeries — Plural form of causerie.
- cauteries — Plural form of cautery.
- cauterise — to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- cellarous — of, relating to or resembling a cellar
- centaurus — a conspicuous extensive constellation in the S hemisphere, close to the Southern Cross, that contains two first magnitude stars, Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, and the globular cluster Omega Centauri
- ceraceous — waxlike or waxy
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- ceratodus — any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic times
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- chargeous — (obsolete) burdensome.
- charmeuse — a lightweight fabric with a satin-like finish
- chasseurs — Plural form of chasseur.
- chaussure — a term for any type of footwear
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- churrasco — meat cooked over an open fire.
- circulars — Plural form of circular.
- clamorous — If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting.
- clangours — Plural form of clangour.
- claqueurs — Plural form of claqueur.
- claustral — of or related to a cloister
- claustrum — a thin layer of grey matter in the brain
- clausular — relating to a clause
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- coauthors — Plural form of coauthor.
- construal — an act of construing
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light
- coruscate — to emit flashes of light; sparkle
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- 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.
- crataegus — (botany) Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
- craterous — of, relating to, or resembling a crater
- creamcups — a Californian papaveraceous plant, Platystemon californicus, with small cream-coloured or yellow flowers on long flower stalks
- crease up — If someone or something makes you crease up or creases you up, they make you laugh a lot.
- creatures — Plural form of creature.
- croustade — a hollowed pastry case or piece of cooked bread, potato, etc, in which food is served
- 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
- cubatures — Plural form of cubature.
- cuirassed — Wearing a cuirass.
- cuirasses — Plural form of cuirass.