0%

9-letter words containing c, o, a, r

  • cartloads — Plural form of cartload.
  • cartogram — a map showing statistical information in diagrammatic form
  • cartology — the theory or science of mapmaking
  • cartonage — the material from which many Egyptian mummy masks and coffins were made, consisting of linen or papyrus held together with glue
  • cartonero — A person in Latin America who collects discarded waste, such as cardboard, to reuse or resell.
  • cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
  • cartooney — Misspelling of cartoony.
  • cartopper — an object, esp a small boat, designed to be transported on top of a vehicle
  • cartouche — a carved or cast ornamental tablet or panel in the form of a scroll, sometimes having an inscription
  • carvacrol — the aromatic phenol C10H14O, found in plants of the mint family and used as a fungicide, as an antiseptic, and as a scent in perfumes
  • carve out — to make or create (a career)
  • carve-out — to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
  • caryopses — Plural form of caryopsis.
  • caryopsis — a dry seedlike fruit having the pericarp fused to the seed coat of the single seed: produced by the grasses
  • case-work — the work of investigation, advice, supervision, etc., by social workers or the like, in cases handled by them.
  • caseworms — Plural form of caseworm.
  • cash crop — A cash crop is a crop that is grown in order to be sold.
  • casserole — A casserole is a dish made of meat and vegetables that have been cooked slowly in a liquid.
  • cassowary — any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius, inhabiting forests in NE Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, having a horny head crest, black plumage, and brightly coloured neck and wattles: order Casuariiformes
  • cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
  • cast-iron — made of cast iron.
  • castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
  • castrator — One who castrates (gelds or neuters).
  • castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
  • castroist — of or relating to the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
  • cataloger — a person, normally in a library, who catalogues literary materials
  • catanzaro — a city in S Italy, in Calabria. Pop: 95 251 (2001)
  • cataphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourse
  • catchword — A catchword is a word or phrase that becomes popular or well-known, for example, because it is associated with a political campaign.
  • catchwork — A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
  • categoric — Categoric means the same as categorical.
  • catoptric — the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
  • caudiform — (zoology) Resembling a tail.
  • cauldrons — Plural form of cauldron.
  • cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
  • cautioner — A person who cautions.
  • cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
  • caveators — a person who files or enters a caveat.
  • cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
  • cavorting — to prance or caper about.
  • cedarwood — the wood of a cedar tree
  • cellarous — of, relating to or resembling a cellar
  • censorial — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
  • censorian — relating to the official supervision of public behaviour and morals
  • ceraceous — waxlike or waxy
  • ceratodus — any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic times
  • cerograph — an engraving or writing on wax
  • ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
  • ceropegia — any of various, usually climbing or trailing, plants of the genus Ceropegia, native to the Old World tropics and often cultivated as houseplants.
  • certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?