7-letter words containing n, i
- cringle — an eye at the edge of a sail, usually formed from a thimble or grommet
- crinite — covered with soft hairs or tufts
- crinkle — If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- crinkly — A crinkly object has many small creases or folds in it or in its surface.
- crinoid — any primitive echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having delicate feathery arms radiating from a central disc. The group includes the free-swimming feather stars, the sessile sea lilies, and many stemmed fossil forms
- crinose — hairy
- crippen — Hawley Harvey, known as Doctor Crippen. 1862–1910, US doctor living in England: executed for poisoning his wife; the first criminal to be apprehended by the use of radiotelegraphy
- crispen — to make or become crisp
- crispin — Saint, 3rd century ad, legendary Roman Christian martyr, with his brother Crispinian (krɪˈspɪnɪən): they are the patron saints of shoemakers. Feast day: Oct 25
- crivens — an exclamation of surprise, now more commonly used for comedic effect
- crocein — any one of a group of red or orange acid azo dyes
- crocine — of or relating to the crocus
- cronies — Plural form of crony.
- cronish — a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crottin — a type of French goat cheese.
- crowing — the sound made by a cock, particularly in the early morning
- crucian — a European cyprinid fish, Carassius carassius, with a dark-green back, a golden-yellow undersurface, and reddish dorsal and tail fins: an aquarium fish
- cryonic — relating to or involving cryonics
- ctenoid — toothed like a comb, as the scales of perches
- cthonic — Alternative spelling of chthonic.
- cu. in. — cubic inches
- cubbing — Present participle of cub.
- cuffing — a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
- cuisine — The cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.
- culling — the reduction of the size of an animal population
- cullion — a despicable person
- culming — a stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses.
- 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.
- cumming — Present participle of cum.
- cunning — Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- cupping — the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin
- 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.
- 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)
- curring — to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- cursing — the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curtain — Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- curving — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- cushing — Harvey Williams. 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon: identified a pituitary tumour as a cause of the disease named after him
- cushion — A cushion is a fabric case filled with soft material, which you put on a seat to make it more comfortable.
- cusping — Formation of a cusp or cusps.
- cussing — to use profanity; curse; swear.
- cutline — a caption accompanying an illustration
- cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- cyanide — Cyanide is a highly poisonous substance.
- cyanine — a blue dye used to extend the sensitivity of photographic emulsions to colours other than blue and ultraviolet
- cyanite — kyanite
- cyanize — to turn into cyanide
- cycasin — a glucoside occurring in cycads, toxic and carcinogenic to mammals
- cycling — any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.