9-letter words containing i, n, s, t, r
- bristling — Bristling means thick, hairy, and rough. It is used to describe things such as moustaches, beards, or eyebrows.
- bronxites — the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).
- c rations — tinned food formerly issued in packs to US soldiers
- canisters — Plural form of canister.
- cannister — Misspelling of canister.
- cantharis — Spanish fly (sense 1)
- carnosity — an abnormal fleshy protrusion growing on any part of the body
- cartesian — of or relating to the works of René Descartes
- cast iron — Cast iron is iron which contains a small amount of carbon. It is hard and cannot be bent so it has to be made into objects by casting.
- cast-iron — made of cast iron.
- castering — a person or thing that casts.
- ceintures — cincture (defs 1, 2).
- centrists — Plural form of centrist.
- centroids — Plural form of centroid.
- centuries — Plural form of century.
- certosina — a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- cistronic — cistron-related
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- conscript — A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country.
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- constrict — If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
- contrails — Plural form of contrail.
- contrives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrive.
- corneitis — an inflammation of the cornea
- cornetist — a person who plays the cornet
- cornstick — a corn muffin baked in the form of a small ear of corn.
- coronitis — inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- corseting — Present participle of corset.
- cortisone — Cortisone is a hormone used in the treatment of arthritis, allergies, and some skin diseases.
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- craniates — Plural form of craniate.
- crankiest — Superlative form of cranky.
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- 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.
- crinosity — Hairiness.