9-letter words containing n, a, d, c
- clarendon — a style of boldface roman type
- cleveland — a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
- clogdance — a folk dance characterized by heavy stamping steps, performed while wearing clogs
- cloudbank — Alternative form of cloud bank.
- cloudland — region of dreams, imagination, or impractical speculation; visionary realm
- club hand — a deformity of the hand, analogous to club foot
- clubhands — Plural form of clubhand.
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- clydebank — a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)
- cnidarian — any invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria, which comprises the coelenterates
- coadunate — united; joined together
- coarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of coarsen.
- coastland — the land fringing a coast
- coatstand — a frame or pole equipped with hooks or arms for hanging up coats, etc
- code name — A code name is a name used for someone or something in order to keep their identity secret.
- code-name — to assign a code name to.
- codenamed — Simple past tense and past participle of codename.
- codenames — Plural form of codename.
- colanders — Plural form of colander.
- cold snap — A cold snap is a short period of cold and icy weather.
- collonade — Alternative spelling of colonnade.
- colonnade — A colonnade is a row of evenly-spaced columns.
- coloradan — of Colorado
- comedians — Plural form of comedian.
- commanded — to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order: The captain commanded his men to attack.
- commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
- commandos — Plural form of commando.
- commendam — the temporary holding of an ecclesiastical benefice
- communard — a member of a commune
- compander — a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus
- companied — Simple past tense and past participle of company.
- compendia — a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
- concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- concordal — of or relating to concord
- concordat — a pact or treaty, esp one between the Vatican and another state concerning the interests of religion in that state
- concordia — the ancient Roman goddess of harmony or peace.
- condillac — Étienne Bonnot de (etjɛn bɔno də). 1715–80, French philosopher. He developed Locke's view that all knowledge derives from the senses in his Traité des sensations (1754)
- condyloma — a skin tumour near the anus or genital organs, esp as a result of syphilis
- confabbed — Simple past tense and past participle of confab.
- confidant — Someone's confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- conflated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflate.
- congealed — Simple past tense and past participle of congeal.
- conrad ii — c990–1039, king of Germany 1024–39 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1027–39.
- conrad iv — 1228–54, king of Germany 1237–54 and Sicily 1251–54; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (son of Frederick II).
- consarned — confounded; damned.
- contacted — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- contadina — (in Italy) a female farmer or peasant
- contadino — (in Italy) a male farmer or peasant
- contadora — Contadora Group.
- contained — kept from going beyond certain limits; confined