9-letter words containing a, t, o, n
- coatstand — a frame or pole equipped with hooks or arms for hanging up coats, etc
- coaxation — (rare) The act of croaking.
- cocainist — a cocaine addict
- cocoanuts — Plural form of cocoanut.
- coeternal — existing together eternally
- cognately — In a way that is cognate.
- cognation — relationship by descent from the same ancestor or source
- cognisant — a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
- cognizant — If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it.
- coinhabit — To inhabit together.
- cointreau — a colourless liqueur with orange flavouring
- coitional — of or relating to coitus
- collating — to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- collation — the act or process of collating
- colorants — Plural form of colorant.
- colourant — A colourant is a substance that is used to give something a particular colour.
- combatant — A combatant is a person, group, or country that takes part in the fighting in a war.
- combating — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combinate — combined
- comminate — to anathematize
- commorant — resident
- complaint — A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- computant — a person who calculates
- conations — Plural form of conation.
- concavity — the state or quality of being concave
- concordat — a pact or treaty, esp one between the Vatican and another state concerning the interests of religion in that state
- concreate — to create at the same time
- conestoga — a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.
- confidant — Someone's confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- conflated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflate.
- conflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate.
- conjugant — either of a pair of organisms or gametes undergoing conjugation
- conjugate — When pupils or teachers conjugate a verb, they give its different forms in a particular order.
- connately — In a connate fashion.
- connation — a union of similar parts or organs
- connature — the state or quality of sharing a common nature or character
- connaught — Connacht
- connotate — to connote
- consolate — to console (a person)
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- constable — In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank.
- constance — a city in S Germany, in Baden-Württemberg on Lake Constance: tourist centre. Pop: 80 716 (2003 est)
- constancy — Constancy is the quality of staying the same even though other things change.
- constanta — a port and resort in SE Romania, on the Black Sea: founded by the Greeks in the 6th century bc and rebuilt by Constantine the Great (4th century); exports petroleum. Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- constants — Plural form of constant.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- construal — an act of construing
- consulate — A consulate is the place where a consul works.