9-letter words containing c, s, i, r, o
- crossbill — any of various widely distributed finches of the genus Loxia, such as L. curvirostra, that occur in coniferous woods and have a bill with crossed mandible tips for feeding on conifer seeds
- crossbite — a dental condition in which the lower teeth are in front of the upper teeth
- crossfire — Crossfire is gunfire, for example in a battle, that comes from two or more different directions and passes through the same area.
- crossfish — a starfish
- crosshair — either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight
- 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.
- crossrail — a horizontal slat forming part of the back of a chair.
- crosstied — secured with crossties
- crossties — Plural form of crosstie.
- 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.
- crosswire — Crosshair; reticle.
- crosswise — Crosswise means diagonally across something.
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- 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.
- croupiers — Plural form of croupier.
- crownings — Plural form of crowning.
- curculios — Plural form of curculio.
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- curiouser — (nonstandard) Comparative form of curious.
- curiously — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- cursorial — adapted for running
- cursorily — going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
- cuspidors — Plural form of cuspidor.
- custodier — a custodian
- cystiform — resembling a cyst
- decurions — Plural form of decurion.
- decursion — a military exercise performed by men bearing arms
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- dichroism — a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
- dickerson — Eric Demetric [dih-me-trik] /dɪˈmɛ trɪk/ (Show IPA), born 1960, U.S. football player.
- dicrotism — having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.
- dictators — Plural form of dictator.
- dioptrics — the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.
- dioristic — defining
- directors — Plural form of director.
- disaccord — to be out of accord; disagree.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- disciform — resembling the shape of a disc
- discloser — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- discolors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolor.
- discolour — Alternative spelling of discolor.
- discordia — the ancient Roman goddess of discord, identified with the Greek goddess Eris.
- discoured — Simple past tense and past participle of discoure.
- discoures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discoure.
- discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discovers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discover.
- discovert — (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.
- discovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- disfrocks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock.