9-letter words containing c, u, r, i, t
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- curtsying — Present participle of curtsey.
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- curvative — (of leaves) having curved edges
- curveting — Present participle of curvet.
- custodier — a custodian
- cut-price — Cut-price goods or services are cheaper than usual.
- cuticolor — of the color of flesh.
- cuticular — Of or pertaining to the cuticle.
- cutleries — cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
- depicture — (transitive) To make a picture of; to paint or depict.
- dictature — dictatorship
- diuretics — Plural form of diuretic.
- drumstick — a stick for beating a drum.
- duricrust — a hard crust that forms on or in soil in semiarid climates owing to cementation of soil particles. Compare caliche, hardpan (defs 1, 2).
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- encurtain — to cover or surround with curtains or a veil
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- eurythmic — (music) harmonious.
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- executrix — A female executor of a will.
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- firetruck — (US) A vehicle equipped with fire fighting apparatus.
- firmicute — Any bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes.
- fitchburg — a city in N Massachusetts.
- fluorotic — Relating to fluorosis.
- fractious — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- frictious — (rare) Of, related to, or caused by friction.
- fructidor — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the twelfth month of the year, extending from August 18 to September 16.
- fruit cup — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- fruticose — having the form of a shrub; shrublike.
- fruticous — (botany) fruticose.
- furcation — forked; branching.
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- heuretics — the use of logic
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hubristic — excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- incorrupt — not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
- incrusted — Alternative spelling of encrusted.
- incubator — an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- inculture — (obsolete) Lack or neglect of cultivation or culture.
- incurrent — carrying or relating to an inward current.
- incurtain — (obsolete) To curtain.
- incurvate — curved, especially inward.
- incurvity — the quality of having inward curvature
- inductors — Plural form of inductor.
- instructs — (informal) shortened form of instructions.