9-letter words containing i, l, n
- corn silk — the silky tuft of styles and stigmas at the tip of an ear of maize, formerly used as a diuretic
- corneille — Pierre (pjɛr). 1606–84, French tragic dramatist often regarded as the founder of French classical drama. His plays include Médée (1635), Le Cid (1636), Horace (1640), and Polyeucte (1642)
- cornelian — carnelian
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cornfield — A cornfield is a field in which corn is being grown.
- cornicula — plural form of singular corniculum: small horn
- corniglia — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- corolline — relating to a corolla
- corraling — Present participle of corral.
- 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
- cotillion — a French formation dance of the 18th century
- councilor — A councilor is a member of a local council.
- countline — (in the confectionery trade) a chocolate-based bar
- couplings — Plural form of coupling.
- courtling — a fawning or sycophantic member of a royal court
- crackling — the crisp browned skin of roast pork
- cranially — With regard to the cranium.
- cravingly — With longing or craving.
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- criminals — Plural form of criminal.
- crimplene — Crimplene is an artificial fabric used for making clothes which does not crease easily.
- crinkling — Present participle of crinkle.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crinoline — A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.
- crippling — A crippling illness or disability is one that severely damages your health or your body.
- crokinole — a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- crumpling — Present participle of crumple.
- cuchulain — a legendary hero of Ulster
- cuddlings — Plural form of cuddling.
- cudgeling — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- cuff link — one of a pair of linked buttons, used to join the buttonholes on the cuffs of a shirt
- cufflinks — one of a pair of linked ornamental buttons or buttonlike devices for fastening a shirt cuff.
- cullionly — rascally; despicable
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cultigens — Plural form of cultigen.
- culturing — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- culverins — Plural form of culverin.
- cunicular — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- cuniculus — a small conduit or burrow, as an underground drain or rabbit hole.
- cunningly — skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
- cup final — the final of any cup competition
- curliness — The state of being curly.
- cuttingly — In a cutting manner.
- cyclizine — an antihistamine drug used to relieve the symptoms of motion sickness and vertigo
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6