6-letter words containing c, r, e
- cerium — a malleable ductile steel-grey element of the lanthanide series of metals, used in lighter flints and as a reducing agent in metallurgy. Symbol: Ce; atomic no: 58; atomic wt: 140.115; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 6.770; melting pt: 798°C; boiling pt: 3443°C
- cerlox — a type of plastic binding used in strips to curl through the perforations in separate sheets of paper to bind them together
- cermet — any of several materials consisting of a metal matrix with ceramic particles disseminated through it. They are hard and resistant to high temperatures
- cernan — Eugene Andrew, born 1934, U.S. astronaut.
- ceroon — a hide-covered bale or package
- cerous — of or containing cerium in the trivalent state
- cerris — a species of oak tree known as the Turkey oak
- certed — Certificate in Education
- certes — with certainty; truly
- cerule — (poetic) Cerulean.
- ceruse — white lead
- cervid — any ruminant mammal of the family Cervidae, including the deer, characterized by the presence of antlers
- cervin — Mont (mɔ̃̃) ; mōn) the Matterhorn
- cervix — The cervix is the entrance to the womb.
- cesser — the coming to an end of a term interest or annuity
- cessor — (legal) In English law, one who is dilatory, negligent, and delinquent in his duty or service, and who thereby incurred the danger of the law, and was liable to have the writ of cessavit brought against him.
- cesura — caesura
- cetura — Keturah.
- chafer — any of various scarabaeid beetles, such as the cockchafer and rose chafer
- chared — Simple past tense and past participle of chare.
- charet — Alternative spelling of charret.
- charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- charme — Obsolete spelling of charm.
- charre — Alternative form of charge (measure of 36 pigs of lead).
- chaser — A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
- cheder — (in Western countries) elementary religious education classes, usually outside normal school hours
- cheers — a drinking toast
- cheery — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
- chegre — Dated form of chigoe.
- chenar — the oriental plane tree
- cherem — the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- cherie — dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- cherry — Cherries are small, round fruit with red skins.
- cherts — Plural form of chert.
- cherty — (geology, mineralogy) Containing chert.
- cherub — A cherub is a kind of angel that is represented in art as a naked child with wings.
- cherup — Archaic form of chirrup.
- cheryl — a feminine name: dim. Cher, Cheri; var. Sheryl
- chevre — a cheese made from goats' milk
- chewer — One who chews.
- chicer — attractive and fashionable; stylish: a chic hat.
- chider — to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
- chigre — Dated form of chigoe.
- chimer — an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- chirre — (obsolete) To coo like a pigeon.
- choker — A choker is a necklace or band of material that fits very closely round a woman's neck.
- choler — anger or ill humour
- chorea — a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements
- chored — Simple past tense and past participle of chore.
- choree — a trochee