9-letter words containing l, u, c, r
- cocklebur — any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium, having spiny burs: family Asteraceae (composites)
- coculture — to culture together
- cokuloris — a palette with irregular holes, placed between lighting and camera to prevent glare
- collutory — mouthwash.
- collyrium — any medicated preparation for the eyes; eyewash
- colostrum — the thin milky secretion from the nipples that precedes and follows true lactation. It consists largely of serum and white blood cells
- colour in — If you colour in a drawing, you give it different colours using crayons or paints.
- colourant — A colourant is a substance that is used to give something a particular colour.
- colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
- colouring — The colouring of something is the colour or colours that it is.
- colourise — (UK) Alternative form of colorize (to add colour to).
- colourism — discrimination in which people are judged on the basis of their skin colour
- colourist — A colourist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colours in an interesting and original way.
- colourize — to add colour electronically to (an old black-and-white film)
- colourman — a person who deals in paints
- colourway — one of several different combinations of colours in which a given pattern is printed on fabrics, wallpapers, etc
- colubriad — a poem about a snake
- colubrine — of or resembling a snake
- columbary — a dovecote
- concluder — A person who, or thing which concludes (in any sense).
- construal — an act of construing
- consulter — One who consults, or asks counsel or information.
- consultor — a counselor or advisor
- corbicula — pollen basket.
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cornflour — Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize and is used to make sauces thicker.
- cornicula — plural form of singular corniculum: small horn
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- corpuscle — Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.
- corruptly — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- cortelyou — George Bruce, 1862–1940, U.S. cabinet officer and public utility director.
- cothurnal — relating to the cothurnus or to tragedy
- coticular — of or relating to whetstones
- councilor — A councilor is a member of a local council.
- counselor — A counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- courbaril — a tropical American leguminous tree, Hymenaea courbaril. Its wood is a useful timber and its gum is a source of copal
- courtelle — a synthetic acrylic fibre resembling wool
- courtlike — reminiscent of the court in style or manner; elegant; courtly
- courtling — a fawning or sycophantic member of a royal court
- cram-full — stuffed full
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crapulous — characterized by intemperance, esp. in drinking; debauched
- creatural — of, relating to, or of the nature of a creature.
- credulity — Credulity is a willingness to believe that something is real or true.
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- crepuscle — twilight
- cribellum — a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- crucially — involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical: a crucial experiment.