9-letter words containing c, i, r, a, s
- charteris — Leslie, original name Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin. 1907–93, British novelist, born in Singapore: created the character Simon Templar, known as The Saint, the central character in many adventure novels
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- chartists — the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter or National Charter) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
- charybdis — a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
- chastiser — Someone who chastises.
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- choralist — a person who sings in a chorus or ensemble
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- cicatrise — (transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
- circassia — a region of S Russia, on the Black Sea north of the Caucasus Mountains
- circulars — Plural form of circular.
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- citharist — a player of the cithara
- clarifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- clarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- clericals — the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
- cloistral — of, like, or characteristic of a cloister
- commissar — an official of the Communist Party responsible for political education, esp in a military unit
- comprisal — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- contrails — Plural form of contrail.
- corrasion — erosion of a rock surface by rock fragments transported over it by water, wind, or ice
- corrasive — Obsolete form of corrosive.
- corsicana — a city in E Texas.
- corvallis — a city in W Oregon.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- cowardise — Obsolete spelling of cowardice.
- crabbiest — Superlative form of crabby.
- crabstick — a stick, cane, or cudgel made of crab-apple wood
- craftiest — Superlative form of crafty.
- craggiest — Superlative form of craggy.
- crampfish — a ray of the order Torpediniformes with electric organs on either side of its head
- craniates — Plural form of craniate.
- crankiest — Superlative form of cranky.
- crankpins — Plural form of crankpin.
- crappiest — Superlative form of crappy.
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- creamiest — Superlative form of creamy.