9-letter words containing c, e, r, l, o
- corn belt — region in the NC plains area of the Midwest where much corn and cornfed livestock are raised: it extends from W Ohio to E Nebr. and NE Kans.
- corn meal — meal made from maize
- corneille — Pierre (pjɛr). 1606–84, French tragic dramatist often regarded as the founder of French classical drama. His plays include Médée (1635), Le Cid (1636), Horace (1640), and Polyeucte (1642)
- cornelian — carnelian
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cornfield — A cornfield is a field in which corn is being grown.
- cornflake — Cornflakes are small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a breakfast cereal. They are popular in Britain and the United States.
- corollate — having or resembling a corolla
- corolline — relating to a corolla
- corporeal — Corporeal means involving or relating to the physical world rather than the spiritual world.
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- corpuscle — Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.
- corralled — an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- correctly — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- correlate — If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
- corrolate — Misspelling of correlate.
- corselets — Plural form of corselet.
- cortelyou — George Bruce, 1862–1940, U.S. cabinet officer and public utility director.
- cosplayer — One who takes part in cosplay.
- counselor — A counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- courtelle — a synthetic acrylic fibre resembling wool
- courtlike — reminiscent of the court in style or manner; elegant; courtly
- coverable — Able to be covered.
- coveralls — Coveralls are a single piece of clothing that combines pants and a jacket. You wear coveralls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
- coverdale — Miles. 1488–1568, the first translator of the complete Bible into English (1535)
- coverless — Without a cover or covers.
- coverlets — Plural form of coverlet.
- coverslip — a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide that is to be examined under a microscope
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
- creolized — (of a language) incorporating a considerable range of features from one or more unrelated languages, as the result of contact between language communities
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- crinoline — A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.
- crocodile — A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat.
- crokinole — a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
- cromlechs — Plural form of cromlech.
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- crookedly — not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.
- crossable — able to be crossed
- crosslets — Plural form of crosslet.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crowdedly — In a crowded manner.
- crownless — Without a crown.
- crude oil — Crude oil is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
- cryocable — a highly conducting electrical cable cooled with a refrigerant such as liquid nitrogen
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- cryophile — (biology) An organism that thrives at low temperatures.
- cryosleep — (science fiction) A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
- cupflower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Nierembergia, of the nightshade family, having showy tubular or bell-shaped flowers.