7-letter words containing c, y, n
- conakry — the capital of Guinea, a port on the island of Tombo. Pop: 1 465 000 (2005 est)
- condyle — the rounded projection on the articulating end of a bone, such as the ball portion of a ball-and-socket joint
- conjury — magic
- connery — Sir Sean, real name Thomas Connery. born 1929, Scottish film actor, who played James Bond in such films as Goldfinger (1964). His later films include The Name of the Rose (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Finding Forrester (2000)
- conveys — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- convoys — to accompany or escort, usually for protection: A destroyer convoyed the merchant ship.
- copy in — If you copy someone in on something, you send them a copy of something you have written to someone else.
- copying — the act of copying
- cornfly — a small fly of the genera Oscinis whose larvae cause swollen, gouty stems in cereal crops
- cornify — (of soft tissue) to become converted into horn or hard tissue
- cornily — in a corny manner
- corydon — (in pastoral literature) a shepherd or rustic
- cosying — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
- coyness — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- crankly — in a crank manner
- crayons — Plural form of crayon.
- criminy — used to express surprise, anger, etc.
- cringey — causing acute feelings of embarrassment or disgust
- crinkly — A crinkly object has many small creases or folds in it or in its surface.
- croydon — a borough in S Greater London (since 1965): formerly important for its airport (1915–59). Pop: 336 700 (2003 est). Area: 87 sq km (33 sq miles)
- crunchy — Food that is crunchy is pleasantly hard or crisp so that it makes a noise when you eat it.
- cryogen — a substance used to produce low temperatures; a freezing mixture
- cryonic — relating to or involving cryonics
- crypton — a hypothetical particle important in string theory and explanations of dark matter
- cyanate — any salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the ion –OCN or the group –OCN
- cyanide — Cyanide is a highly poisonous substance.
- cyanine — a blue dye used to extend the sensitivity of photographic emulsions to colours other than blue and ultraviolet
- cyanite — kyanite
- cyanize — to turn into cyanide
- cycasin — a glucoside occurring in cycads, toxic and carcinogenic to mammals
- cycling — any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
- cygnets — Plural form of cygnet.
- cygnine — (zoology) Being of the genus Cygnus (swan), within subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae, though sometimes considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae.
- cymling — a type of squash with scalloped edges and creamy-white flesh
- cynical — If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
- cynipid — (zoology) Any member of the Cynipidae.
- cynthia — a feminine name: dim. Cindy
- cynwulf — Cynewulf.
- cyprian — of or relating to Cyprus
- cyprine — a type of silicate mineral
- cystine — a sulphur-containing amino acid present in proteins: yields two molecules of cysteine on reduction. Formula: HOOCCH(NH2)CH2SSCH2CH(NH2)COOH
- dacryon — the point of junction of the maxillary, lacrimal, and frontal bones.
- decency — Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
- downcry — to denigrate or disparage
- duncery — the characteristic behaviour or the state of being a dunce or a dullard
- dynamic — (of a process or system) Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
- economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.