9-letter words containing c, i, r, u
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- curarized — Simple past tense and past participle of curarize.
- curbsides — Plural form of curbside.
- curculios — Plural form of curculio.
- curetting — to scrape with a curette.
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- curiouser — (nonstandard) Comparative form of curious.
- curiously — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- curlicued — Simple past tense and past participle of curlicue.
- curlicues — Plural form of curlicue.
- curliness — The state of being curly.
- curricles — Plural form of curricle.
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- currijong — kurrajong.
- currishly — In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
- cursively — In a cursive manner.
- cursorial — adapted for running
- cursorily — going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
- curtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- curtailer — One who curtails.
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- curtation — the discrepancy between the curtate distance and the true distance of a planet from the sun
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- curtsying — Present participle of curtsey.
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- curvative — (of leaves) having curved edges
- curveting — Present participle of curvet.
- curviform — having a curved shape
- curviness — The state or condition of being curvy.
- cuspidors — Plural form of cuspidor.
- custodier — a custodian
- cut-price — Cut-price goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- cuticolor — of the color of flesh.
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- cutleries — cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
- decurions — Plural form of decurion.
- decursion — a military exercise performed by men bearing arms
- demiurgic — Philosophy. Platonism. the artificer of the world. (in the Gnostic and certain other systems) a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil.
- depicture — (transitive) To make a picture of; to paint or depict.
- dictature — dictatorship
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- dimercury — (chemistry, especially in combination) Two mercury atoms in a molecule.
- dischurch — to cause (a church) to no longer be a church
- discolour — Alternative spelling of discolor.
- discoured — Simple past tense and past participle of discoure.
- discoures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discoure.
- discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discumber — (archaic, transitive) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.