9-letter words containing c, y
- cordially — courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.
- cordotomy — a sugrical method of pain relief in which nerves in the spinal cord are cut
- corduroys — trousers or breeches of corduroy
- cordyline — any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cordyline that are native to eastern Asia, Australasia, and Polynesia
- core city — central city.
- coregency — Monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.
- corivalry — joint or mutual rivalry
- corkingly — (informal) In a corking manner; splendidly.
- corn lily — any of several South African iridaceous plants of the genus Ixia, which have coloured lily-like flowers
- corollary — A corollary of something is an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from it.
- coronally — in a coronal manner
- corporify — to embody
- correctly — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- corruptly — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- cortelyou — George Bruce, 1862–1940, U.S. cabinet officer and public utility director.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- corymbose — characterized by or growing in corymbs; corymblike.
- coryphene — either of two large marine percoid fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, that resemble the cetacean dolphins and have an iridescent coloration
- cosmogeny — (dated) cosmogony.
- cosmogony — the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system
- cosmology — A cosmology is a theory about the origin and nature of the universe.
- cosplayer — One who takes part in cosplay.
- costively — In a costive manner.
- costotomy — surgical incision into a rib
- costumery — multiple costumes considered collectively
- cotyledon — a simple embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, which, in some species, forms the first green leaf after germination
- countably — in a countable manner
- countrify — to make countrified.
- countryfy — Alternative spelling of countrify.
- courtyard — A courtyard is an open area of ground which is surrounded by buildings or walls.
- covalency — the formation and nature of covalent bonds
- cover boy — an attractive young man whose picture is featured on a magazine cover.
- cow cocky — a one-man dairy farmer
- cowboy up — to adopt a tough approach or course of action
- cowboying — Present participle of cowboy.
- coxcombry — conceited arrogance or foppishness
- coyotillo — a thorny poisonous rhamnaceous shrub, Karwinskia humboldtiana of Mexico and the southwestern US, the berries of which cause paralysis
- cranberry — Cranberries are red berries with a sour taste. They are often used to make a sauce or jelly that you eat with meat.
- crane fly — any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body
- cranially — With regard to the cranium.
- cravingly — With longing or craving.
- crawdaddy — crawdad.
- crayoning — Draw with a crayon or crayons.
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- crazy top — a disease of cotton, corn, etc., characterized by abnormal branching and small, misshapen leaves in the upper part of the plant, caused by water shortage, organic deficiencies in the soil, or unknown causes.
- crazyweed — locoweed
- credibley — Misspelling of credibly.
- credulity — Credulity is a willingness to believe that something is real or true.
- crematory — A crematory is the same as a crematorium.
- crinosity — Hairiness.