9-letter words containing n, o, c, r
- comintern — short for Communist International: an international Communist organization founded by Lenin in Moscow in 1919 and dissolved in 1943; it degenerated under Stalin into an instrument of Soviet politics
- commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
- commender — a person who commends
- commenter — a remark, observation, or criticism: a comment about the weather.
- commoners — Plural form of commoner.
- commorant — resident
- communard — a member of a commune
- comonomer — a monomer that, with another monomer, forms a copolymer
- 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
- companera — (in the southwestern U.S.) a female companion; friend.
- companero — (in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
- comparing — Present participle of compare.
- compering — a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- comprendo — (slang) do you understand?.
- computron — (jargon) /kom'pyoo-tron"/ 1. A notional unit of computing power combining execution speed and storage capacity. E.g. "That machine can't run GNU Emacs, it doesn't have enough computrons!" 2. A mythical subatomic particle that carries computation or information, in much the same way that an electron carries electric charge (see also bogon).
- con amore — (to be performed) lovingly
- con trick — swindle
- concealer — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- conceiver — to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
- concenter — to bring or come to a common center; concentrate or converge
- concentre — to converge or cause to converge on a common centre; concentrate
- conceptor — a person who generates or conceives ideas or plans.
- concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.
- concerted — A concerted action is done by several people or groups working together.
- concertos — Plural form of concerto.
- concessor — A person who concedes.
- concestor — The last common ancestor, whether of several individuals, species or genes.
- conchobar — (in Irish legend) a king of Ulster at about the beginning of the Christian era
- concierge — (Britain) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
- conciliar — of, from, or by means of a council, esp an ecclesiastical one
- concluder — A person who, or thing which concludes (in any sense).
- concocter — to prepare or make by combining ingredients, especially in cookery: to concoct a meal from leftovers.
- 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.
- concourse — A concourse is a wide hall in a public building, for example a hotel, airport, or station.
- concreate — to create at the same time
- concreted — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
- concreter — A person who pours or works with concrete.
- concretes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concrete.
- concurred — to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with his statement?
- condemner — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- condemnor — a government or private party with the power to acquire private property for public use
- condenser — A condenser is a device that cools gases into liquids.
- condensor — Misspelling of condenser.
- condorcet — Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de. 1743–94, French philosopher and politician. His works include Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind (1795)
- conductor — A conductor is a person who stands in front of an orchestra or choir and directs its performance.
- cone roof — A cone roof is a cone-shaped roof for a fuel storage tank.
- conferees — Plural form of conferee.
- conferral — a conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal