7-letter words containing i, r
- cryptic — A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
- cryptid — (cryptozoology) Any creature that may or may not exist. Sightings of various cryptids have been reported, but their reality has not been proved.
- cuirass — a piece of armour, of leather or metal covering the chest and back
- culprit — When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit.
- cumarin — a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.
- cumbria — (since 1974) a county of NW England comprising the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland together with N Lancashire: includes the Lake District mountain area and surrounding coastal lowlands with the Pennine uplands in the extreme east. Administrative centre: Carlisle. Pop: 489 800 (2003 est). Area: 6810 sq km (2629 sq miles)
- cuprite — a red secondary mineral consisting of cuprous oxide in cubic crystalline form: a source of copper. Formula: Cu2O
- curbing — material for a curb
- curding — Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- curiosa — curiosities
- curious — eager to learn; inquisitive
- curlier — Comparative form of curly.
- curlily — in a curly manner
- curling — a game played on ice, esp in Scotland and Canada, in which heavy stones with handles (curling stones) are slid towards a target (tee)
- curried — Curried meat or vegetables have been flavoured with hot spices.
- currier — a person who curries leather
- curries — Plural form of curry.
- curring — to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- currish — of or like a cur; rude or bad-tempered
- cursing — the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cursive — of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- curtain — Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- curtiss — Glenn Hammond1878-1930; U.S. aviator & pioneer in aircraft construction
- curtius — Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1814–96, German archaeologist and historian.
- curvier — curved.
- curving — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- curvity — the state of being curved or bent
- cushier — Comparative form of cushy.
- cuttier — cut short; short; stubby.
- cyprian — of or relating to Cyprus
- cyprine — a type of silicate mineral
- cypriot — Cypriot means belonging or relating to Cyprus, or to its people or culture.
- czarina — variant spellings (esp US) of tsarina or tsaritsa
- czarism — the Russian government under the czars
- czarist — a variant spelling (esp US) of tsarist
- daimler — Gottlieb (Wilhelm) (German ˈɡɔtliːp ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1834–1900, German engineer and car manufacturer, who collaborated with Nikolaus Otto in inventing the first internal-combustion engine (1876)
- dairies — an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- dairyer — a person who owns or runs a dairy farm or dairy.
- dallier — One who dallies; a procrastinator.
- dampier — William. 1652–1715, English navigator, pirate, and writer: sailed around the world twice
- dandier — Comparative form of dandy.
- dapifer — The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
- darbies — handcuffs
- darings — Plural form of daring.
- dariole — a small cup-shaped mould used for making individual sweet or savoury dishes
- darkish — slightly dark: a darkish color.
- darling — You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
- darn it — You can say darn it to show that you are very annoyed about something.
- darning — a mending with interlaced stitches