9-letter words containing c, u, r, e, a
- chaussure — a term for any type of footwear
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- ciguatera — food poisoning caused by a ciguatoxin in seafood
- circulate — If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
- clamoured — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourer — One who clamours.
- claqueurs — Plural form of claqueur.
- claritude — (obsolete) clarity; splendour.
- clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
- clear-cut — Something that is clear-cut is easy to recognize and quite distinct.
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- cloud ear — tree ear
- cloudware — software that runs and is accessed on remote Internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.
- coenamour — to enamour jointly
- cofeature — a joint feature
- cointreau — a colourless liqueur with orange flavouring
- connature — the state or quality of sharing a common nature or character
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- coruscate — to emit flashes of light; sparkle
- coumarone — a colorless liquid, C8H6O, derived from coal tar and combined with indene to produce synthetic resins used in paints, adhesives, etc.
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- courtezan — Alternative spelling of courtesan.
- cranreuch — a hoarfrost
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crataegus — (botany) Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
- craterous — of, relating to, or resembling a crater
- cream jug — a small jug for serving cream
- creamcups — a Californian papaveraceous plant, Platystemon californicus, with small cream-coloured or yellow flowers on long flower stalks
- creampuff — puff pastry filled with cream
- crease up — If someone or something makes you crease up or creases you up, they make you laugh a lot.
- creatural — of, relating to, or of the nature of a creature.
- creatures — Plural form of creature.
- crenature — a rounded projection, as on the margin of a leaf, etc.
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- croustade — a hollowed pastry case or piece of cooked bread, potato, etc, in which food is served
- cruiseway — a canal used for recreational purposes
- crusaders — (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- crusadoes — Plural form of crusado.
- crushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- crustacea — a collective term for members of the Crustacea class of (mainly aquatic) mandibulate arthropods, characterized by their usually chitinous exoskeletons
- cubatures — Plural form of cubature.
- cube farm — an office which is divided up by mid-height partitions to create separate work spaces
- cuirassed — Wearing a cuirass.
- cuirasses — Plural form of cuirass.
- cultrated — Cultrate.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- cupbearer — an attendant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal household
- curandera — (in Hispanic America) a female healer or shaman