9-letter words containing e, t, c
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- criterial — of or relating to criteria
- criterias — (nonstandard, proscribed) Plural form of criteria.
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- criterium — a bicycle road race, consisting of numerous laps of a short closed circuit
- criticise — criticize
- criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- critiqued — Simple past tense and past participle of critique.
- critiques — Plural form of critique.
- crocheted — made with a crochet hook
- crocheter — needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
- crocketed — (architecture) Having a crocket.
- croisette — a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- croqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of croquet.
- croquette — Croquettes are small amounts of mashed potato or meat rolled in breadcrumbs and fried.
- crorepati — (in India) a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or 10 million rupees
- crossbite — a dental condition in which the lower teeth are in front of the upper teeth
- crossette — a lateral extension in a corner of the architrave of a window or door
- crosslets — Plural form of crosslet.
- crosstied — secured with crossties
- crossties — Plural form of crosstie.
- crosstree — either of a pair of wooden or metal braces on the head of a mast to support the topmast, etc
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crotchets — Plural form of crotchet.
- crotchety — A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.
- croustade — a hollowed pastry case or piece of cooked bread, potato, etc, in which food is served
- croweater — (Australia, slang) A person from South Australia.
- crowsteps — Plural form of crowstep.
- crudities — the state or quality of being crude.
- cruellest — Superlative form of cruel.
- cruelties — Plural form of cruelty.
- cruet set — a set of pots to hold salt and pepper
- crumbiest — Superlative form of crumby.
- crummiest — Superlative form of crummy.
- crustacea — a collective term for members of the Crustacea class of (mainly aquatic) mandibulate arthropods, characterized by their usually chitinous exoskeletons
- crustiest — having a crisp or thick crust: a loaf of crusty French bread.
- crustless — without a crust or crusts
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- cryometer — a thermometer for measuring low temperatures
- cryometry — The measurement of very low temperatures.
- cryophyte — an organism, esp an alga or moss, that grows on snow or ice
- ctenidium — one of the comblike respiratory gills of molluscs
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cubatures — Plural form of cubature.
- cube root — The cube root of a number is another number that makes the first number when it is multiplied by itself twice. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2.
- cube unit — Cube units are shelving units made up of horizontal and vertical dividers which form open-ended cubes, suitable for displaying products such as towels in a range of colors.
- cucullate — shaped like a hood or having a hoodlike part