9-letter words containing a, r, u, n
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- centaurea — any of a genus (Centaurea) of annual and perennial plants of the composite family, having egg-shaped flower heads, including the star thistles and the bachelor's buttons
- centauric — characterized by an integration of mind and body for consciousness above the ego-self
- 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
- centurial — of or relating to a Roman century
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- circulant — (mathematics) A circulant matrix.
- clangours — Plural form of clangour.
- coenamour — to enamour jointly
- cointreau — a colourless liqueur with orange flavouring
- colourant — A colourant is a substance that is used to give something a particular colour.
- colourman — a person who deals in paints
- communard — a member of a commune
- connature — the state or quality of sharing a common nature or character
- construal — an act of construing
- cornicula — plural form of singular corniculum: small horn
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light
- cothurnal — relating to the cothurnus or to tragedy
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- cranreuch — a hoarfrost
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crenature — a rounded projection, as on the margin of a leaf, etc.
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- crusading — campaigning
- cuisinart — a brand of food processor
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- 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.
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- curandera — (in Hispanic America) a female healer or shaman
- curandero — a male healer or shaman in Hispanic-America
- currajong — kurrajong
- currawong — any Australian crowlike songbird of the genus Strepera, having black, grey, and white plumage: family Cracticidae
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- cyanurate — a salt or ester derived from cyanide
- cybernaut — a person who is an expert in or uses the internet a lot
- danburite — a rare mineral, calcium borosilicate, CaB 2 Si 2 O 8 , occurring in pegmatite in yellow or colorless crystals resembling topaz.
- dandruffy — Dandrufflike.
- dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- day nurse — a nurse who is on duty during the daytime
- dean rusk — (David) Dean, 1909–94, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1961–69.
- dehra dun — a city in N India, the capital of Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal): Indian military academy (1932). Pop: 447 808 (2001)