9-letter words containing c, i, p
- callipers — an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- callippus — flourished 4th century b.c, Greek astronomer.
- calpurnia — flourished 1st century b.c, third wife of Julius Caesar 59–44. Compare Cornelia (def 2), Pompeia.
- camp site — a place used or suitable for camping.
- campaigns — Plural form of campaign.
- campanile — (esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building
- campanist — an expert on bells
- campering — a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- campesino — a Latin American rural peasant
- campfires — Plural form of campfire.
- campiness — the quality of being campy
- campodeid — any of various primitive and wingless insects of the genus Campodea
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- campsites — Plural form of campsite.
- candlepin — a bowling pin, as used in skittles, tenpin bowling, candlepins, etc
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.
- canopying — The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
- cap-a-pie — (dressed, armed, etc) from head to foot
- capacious — Something that is capacious has a lot of space to put things in.
- capacitor — A capacitor is a device for accumulating electric charge.
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
- capellini — a very thin and light pasta that resembles spaghetti
- capillary — Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.
- capitally — in an excellent manner; admirably
- capitasti — a plural of capotasto.
- capitated — having a fixed upper limit
- capitatim — Per head.
- capitular — of or associated with a cathedral chapter
- capitulum — a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants
- capocchia — a fool
- caponized — Simple past tense and past participle of caponize.
- capriccio — a lively piece composed freely and without adhering to the rules for any specific musical form
- capricorn — Capricorn is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a goat. People who are born approximately between the 22nd of December and the 19th of January come under this sign.
- caprifigs — Plural form of caprifig.
- caprifole — honeysuckle
- capriform — resembling a goat
- caprioled — Simple past tense and past participle of capriole.
- caprioles — Plural form of capriole.
- capsaicin — a colourless crystalline bitter alkaloid found in capsicums and used as a flavouring in vinegar and pickles. Formula: C18H27O3N
- capsicums — Plural form of capsicum.
- capsizing — Present participle of capsize.
- capsulise — Alt form capsulize.
- capsulize — to state (information) in a highly condensed form
- captaincy — The captaincy of a team is the position of being captain.
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
- captainry — captainship
- captative — (linguistics) Describing a verb (in some languages) that has a specific ending or other marker to indicate a hunting or catching function.
- captioned — Simple past tense and past participle of caption.
- captivate — If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
- captively — In a captive manner.