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9-letter words containing c, s, r

  • kerchiefs — Plural form of kerchief.
  • key scarf — any of various scarf joints in which the overlapping parts are keyed together.
  • kickstart — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
  • kiss curl — lock of hair curled on forehead
  • knucklers — Plural form of knuckler.
  • la crosse — a city in W Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River.
  • lacerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lacerate.
  • lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
  • lacrimoso — sad or mournful
  • lag screw — type of threaded bolt
  • lag-screw — to fasten with a lag screw.
  • lambrusco — a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.
  • lancaster — the English royal family that reigned 1399–1461, descended from John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster), and that included Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI. Compare York (def 1).
  • larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
  • larcenous — of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
  • laserdisc — A disk resembling a larger CD but able to store video, now generally replaced by the DVD.
  • launchers — Plural form of launcher.
  • leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
  • leaf scar — the mark left on a stem or twig after a leaf falls.
  • lecherous — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
  • lecturers — Plural form of lecturer.
  • leicester — 1st Earl of, Robert Dudley.
  • licensors — Plural form of licensor.
  • licensure — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
  • lickerish — fond of and eager for choice food.
  • limericks — Plural form of limerick.
  • lincrusta — a wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
  • liturgics — the science or art of conducting public worship.
  • lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
  • lubricous — (of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
  • lucretius — (Titus Lucretius Carus) 97?–54 b.c, Roman poet and philosopher.
  • ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
  • lug screw — a small screw without a head
  • lumbricus — a member of a genus of worms of the same name, the most common of which is the common earth worm, Lumbricus terrestris
  • lustrical — Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
  • lyricised — to write lyrics.
  • lyricists — Plural form of lyricist.
  • macaroons — Plural form of macaroon.
  • macerates — Plural form of macerate.
  • mackerels — Plural form of mackerel.
  • mackerras — Sir Charles. 1925–2010, Australian conductor, esp of opera
  • macro sap — Macro processing modification of SAP. D.E. Eastwood and D.M. McIlroy, unpublished memorandum, Bell Labs 1959. Led to TRAC.
  • macrocosm — the great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm).
  • macrocyst — a large cyst or spore case, especially the encysted, resting plasmodium of a slime mold.
  • macropods — Plural form of macropod.
  • macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
  • macrotous — having large ears
  • macrurous — long-tailed, as a lobster (opposed to brachyurous).
  • man crush — an intense but non-sexual admiration felt by one man for another
  • manicures — Plural form of manicure.
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