9-letter words containing c, a, r, i, n
- caressing — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- caribbean — The Caribbean is the sea which is between the West Indies, Central America and the north coast of South America.
- carillons — Plural form of carillon.
- carinated — Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- carinthia — a state of S Austria: an independent duchy from 976 to 1276; mainly mountainous, with many lakes and resorts. Capital: Klagenfurt. Pop: 559 440 (2003 est). Area: 9533 sq km (3681 sq miles)
- carnalise — sensualise
- carnalism — the quality or state of being sensual
- carnality — pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures.
- carnalize — to sensualise
- carnaroli — a variety of short-grain rice used for risotto
- carnation — A carnation is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- carnelian — a red or reddish-yellow translucent variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone
- carnified — Simple past tense and past participle of carnify.
- carnifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carnify.
- carnitine — a white betaine, C7H15NO3, found in the liver and required for transporting fatty acids from the cytosol into the mitochondria
- carnivals — Plural form of carnival.
- carnivora — carnivorous animals collectively
- carnivore — A carnivore is an animal that eats meat.
- carnivory — the eating of animal flesh
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- carnotite — a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2.3H2O
- carolling — a song, especially of joy.
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- carpingly — In a carping manner.
- carrigeen — Alternative form of carrageen.
- cartesian — of or relating to the works of René Descartes
- carthamin — (organic compound) A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
- cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
- cast-iron — made of cast iron.
- castering — a person or thing that casts.
- casuarina — any tree of the genus Casuarina, of Australia and the East Indies, having jointed leafless branchlets: family Casuarinaceae
- cat-train — a train of sleds, cabooses, etc, pulled by a caterpillar tractor, used chiefly in the north during winter to transport freight
- catherine — Saint. died 307 ad, legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded
- cautioner — A person who cautions.
- cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
- cavorting — to prance or caper about.
- cediranib — A potent inhibitor of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases, under development as a possible anticancer drug.
- cellaring — Present participle of cellar.
- censorial — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censorian — relating to the official supervision of public behaviour and morals
- centauric — characterized by an integration of mind and body for consciousness above the ego-self
- centigram — one hundredth of a gram
- centralia — a city in central Illinois.
- centrical — pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centurial — of or relating to a Roman century
- certainly — You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- chagrined — If you are chagrined by something, it disappoints, upsets, or annoys you, perhaps because of your own failure.