9-letter words containing c, n, o
- coventure — An international coproduction set up in the absence of any official treaty between the countries.
- coverings — Plural form of covering.
- covington — a city in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- cowabunga — Used to express delight or satisfaction.
- cowboying — Present participle of cowboy.
- cowhiding — Present participle of cowhide.
- cowperson — (politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender.
- cowritten — to coauthor.
- coxswains — Plural form of coxswain.
- cozenages — Plural form of cozenage.
- crackdown — A crackdown is strong official action that is taken to punish people who break laws.
- craigavon — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Armagh. Pop: 57 685 (2001). Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
- cramdowns — Plural form of cramdown.
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- cranbrook — a city in SE British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
- crayoning — Draw with a crayon or crayons.
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- crenation — any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
- creodonts — Plural form of creodont.
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- crescendo — A crescendo is a noise that gets louder and louder. Some people also use crescendo to refer to the point when a noise is at its loudest.
- cretinoid — a person suffering from cretinism.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- crewwoman — A female crewmember.
- criminous — criminal
- crimsoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crimson.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crinoline — A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.
- crinosity — Hairiness.
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- crokinole — a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- crookneck — any of several varieties of squash with a curved neck
- cropbound — (of poultry) having a congested crop
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- crossband — (in furniture) a layer of wood beneath, and with its grain at right angles to, the veneer
- crossings — Plural form of crossing.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crossness — the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
- crosstown — A crosstown bus or route is one that crosses the main roads or transportation lines of a town or city.
- crosswind — A crosswind is a strong wind that blows across the direction that vehicles, boats, or aircraft are travelling in, and that makes it difficult for them to keep moving steadily forward.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotonbug — species of cockroach
- crotonism — poisoning by ingestion of croton oil, characterized by burning of the mouth, severe diarrhea, and colic, with possible death from respiratory or circulatory failure.
- crouching — to stoop or bend low.