9-letter words containing c, a, n
- cannoting — cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise.
- cannulate — to insert a cannula into (a person)
- canoeable — (of a river, etc) able to be navigated in a canoe
- canoeists — Plural form of canoeist.
- canon law — Canon law is the law of the Christian church. It has authority only for that church and its members.
- canonchet — (Nanuntenoo) died 1676, Narragansett leader: executed by colonists.
- canonical — If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
- canonicus — c1565–1647, Narragansett leader: yielded Rhode Island to Roger Williams 1636.
- canonised — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonized — Made part of the canon, made official.
- canonizer — a person who canonizes
- canonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canonize.
- canonries — Plural form of canonry.
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.
- canoodled — Simple past tense and past participle of canoodle.
- canoodles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canoodle.
- canopying — The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
- canrobert — François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- cant hook — a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
- cantabank — an itinerant singer
- cantabile — (to be performed) in a singing style, i.e. flowingly and melodiously
- cantabria — a province and autonomous community in N Spain
- cantalope — Misspelling of cantaloupe.
- cantering — an easy gallop.
- cantharid — any beetle of the family Cantharidae, having a soft elongated body; though found frequenting flowers, they are carnivorous
- cantharis — Spanish fly (sense 1)
- cantharus — a large two-handled pottery cup
- canthitis — an inflammation of the canthus
- canticles — Song of Solomon
- cantilena — a smooth flowing style in the writing of vocal music
- cantillon — Richard [ree-shar;; English rich-erd] /riˈʃar;; English ˈrɪtʃ ərd/ (Show IPA), c1680–1734, French economist, born in Ireland.
- cantingly — In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.
- cantonese — Cantonese means belonging or relating to the Chinese provinces of Canton (Guangdong in Mandarin).
- cantoning — Present participle of canton.
- cantonise — divide into cantons
- cantonize — to divide into cantons
- cantorial — of or relating to a precentor
- canulated — Simple past tense and past participle of canulate.
- canulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate.
- canvasing — Present participle of canvas.
- canvassed — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- canvasser — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- canvasses — to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from.
- canyoneer — a person who explores canyons
- canyoning — the sport of travelling down a river situated in a canyon by a variety of means including scrambling, floating, swimming, and abseiling
- canzonets — Plural form of canzonet.
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
- cape horn — a rocky headland on an island at the extreme S tip of South America, belonging to Chile. It is notorious for gales and heavy seas; until the building of the Panama Canal it lay on the only sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific
- cape town — the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 740 026 (2011)
- cape-nome — a seaport in W Alaska.