9-letter words containing e, n, s
- corneitis — an inflammation of the cornea
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cornemuse — a type of French bagpipes
- cornetist — a person who plays the cornet
- cornhouse — a corncrib.
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- corniness — the quality of being corny
- cornpones — Plural form of cornpone.
- cornstone — a mottled green and red limestone
- corseting — Present participle of corset.
- cortisone — Cortisone is a hormone used in the treatment of arthritis, allergies, and some skin diseases.
- cosecants — Plural form of cosecant.
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- cosmogeny — (dated) cosmogony.
- cosmoline — a substance obtained from petroleum that is similar to petrolatum and is applied to machinery, esp vehicles or weapons, in order to prevent rust
- cosseting — to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle.
- cost rent — (in Britain) the rent of a dwelling calculated on the cost of providing and maintaining the property without allowing for a profit
- counseled — advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- counselee — a person who is being professionally counseled
- counselor — A counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- countless — Countless means very many.
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- 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.
- cousinage — a kinship or relationship
- covenants — Plural form of covenant.
- coverings — Plural form of covering.
- cowperson — (politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender.
- cozenages — Plural form of cozenage.
- cracknels — crisply fried bits of fat pork
- cracksmen — Plural form of cracksman.
- craftsmen — a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- craniates — Plural form of craniate.
- crankcase — the metal housing that encloses the crankshaft, connecting rods, etc, in an internal-combustion engine, reciprocating pump, etc
- crankiest — Superlative form of cranky.
- crankness — (of a vessel) the liability to capsize
- crassness — The state of being crass.
- craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- credences — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of credence.
- credenzas — Plural form of credenza.
- creodonts — Plural form of creodont.
- crepiness — the quality of being crepe-like in texture, esp in skin
- crescence — (obsolete) increase; enlargement.
- crescendo — A crescendo is a noise that gets louder and louder. Some people also use crescendo to refer to the point when a noise is at its loudest.
- crescents — Plural form of crescent.
- crestings — Plural form of cresting.
- cretinise — make (someone) a cretin
- cretinism — a condition arising from a deficiency of thyroid hormone, present from birth, characterized by dwarfism and learning difficulties
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.