9-letter words containing c, n, o
- controlee — (informal, UK) A person who is the subject of a control order.
- contronym — A word with two opposite meanings, e.g., sanction (which can mean both ‘a penalty for disobeying a law’ and ‘official permission or approval for an action’).
- contumacy — obstinate and wilful rebelliousness or resistance to authority; insubordination; disobedience
- contumely — scornful or insulting language or behaviour
- contusing — Present participle of contuse.
- contusion — A contusion is a bruise.
- contusive — to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- conundrum — A conundrum is a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
- convected — to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
- convector — a space-heating device from which heat is transferred to the surrounding air by convection
- conveners — Plural form of convener.
- convening — the act of gathering a meeting
- convenors — Plural form of convenor.
- convented — Simple past tense and past participle of convent.
- converged — Simple past tense and past participle of converge.
- converges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of converge.
- conversed — to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
- converser — One who converses.
- converses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of converse.
- conversos — Plural form of converso.
- conversus — a lay brother.
- converted — (of a building) having been changed from a different use
- converter — A converter is a device that changes something into a different form.
- convertor — converter
- convexity — the state or quality of being convex
- conveyers — Plural form of conveyer.
- conveying — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- conveyors — Plural form of conveyor.
- convicted — to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
- convinced — If you are convinced that something is true, you feel sure that it is true.
- convincer — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- convinces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convince.
- convivial — Convivial people or occasions are pleasant, friendly, and relaxed.
- convocate — to summon or call together
- convolute — to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
- convolved — Simple past tense and past participle of convolve.
- convolves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convolve.
- convoying — Present participle of convoy.
- convulsed — to shake violently; agitate.
- convulses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convulse.
- conybeare — William Daniel. 1787–1857, British geologist. He summarized all that was known about rocks at the time in Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales (1822)
- cookstown — a district of central Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 33 387 (2003 est). Area: 622 sq km (240 sq miles)
- cool down — If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- coolamons — Plural form of coolamon.
- cooldrink — (South Africa) soft drink.
- coonhound — coon dog.
- coonskins — Plural form of coonskin.
- coopering — Present participle of cooper.
- coordinal — (of animals or plants) belonging to the same order
- copacking — The manufacture and packaging of a product under contract to a client (and having the client's name/brand on the packaging).