9-letter words containing c, n
- applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
- aquagenic — (medicine, dermatology) Caused by contact with water.
- arachnids — Plural form of arachnid.
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
- araucania — a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians
- arccosine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between 0 and π), the cosine of which is that argument: the inverse of the cosine function
- archangel — In the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions, an archangel is an angel of the highest rank.
- archebanc — a bench or settle of the medieval and Renaissance periods, wide enough for several persons and having a seat with a chest beneath, arms at the ends, and a high back.
- archenemy — a chief enemy
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archiving — Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archontic — relating to an archon
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- arcturian — a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- arecoline — a drug derived from betel nuts and producing a range of effects, including increased salivation, body temperature, and heart rate
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- arrivance — the action or state of arriving
- arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
- arrogancy — offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.
- arsenical — of or containing arsenic
- articling — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
- ascendent — a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
- ascenders — Plural form of ascender.
- ascendeur — a metal grip that is threaded on a rope and can be alternately tightened and slackened as an aid to climbing the rope: used attached to slings for the feet and waist
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- ascensive — having the propensity to move in an upwards direction
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- ascidians — Plural form of ascidian.
- ascogonia — Plural form of ascogonium.
- ascribing — Present participle of ascribe.
- asemantic — not semantic
- aspectant — (of birds, fish, and animals other than beasts of prey) face to face; respectant.
- assonance — the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- astrachan — a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.
- asyndetic — (of a catalogue or index) without cross references
- at anchor — If a boat is at anchor, it is floating in a particular place and is prevented from moving by its anchor.
- atonicity — lack of tone; atony.
- attaching — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- attacking — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
- attackman — a player whose primary role is to attack
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- audiences — the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
- audiencia — a high court, found in South America during the colonial period