9-letter words containing o, c, u
- cassoulet — a stew originating from France, made from haricot beans and goose, duck, pork, etc
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- catalogue — A catalogue is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library.
- catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
- catch out — To catch someone out means to cause them to make a mistake that reveals that they are lying about something, do not know something, or cannot do something.
- cathouses — Plural form of cathouse.
- caucasoid — denoting, relating to, or belonging to the lighter-complexioned supposed racial group of mankind, which includes the peoples indigenous to Europe, N Africa, SW Asia, and the Indian subcontinent and their descendants in other parts of the world
- caudiform — (zoology) Resembling a tail.
- caudillos — Plural form of caudillo.
- cauldrons — Plural form of cauldron.
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
- cautelous — crafty or cunning
- cautioned — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautioner — A person who cautions.
- cautionry — the position or function of a surety, a person who protects and takes responsibility for another person
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- cd4 count — a blood test that measures the number of helper T cells, used to evaluate patients infected with HIV.
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- cellarous — of, relating to or resembling a cellar
- cellhouse — a prison building containing separate cells, each usually intended for one or two prisoners.
- celluloid — You can use celluloid to refer to films and the cinema.
- cellulose — Cellulose is a substance that exists in the cell walls of plants and is used to make paper, plastic, and various fabrics and fibres.
- cellulous — consisting of or filled with cells
- centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
- cepaceous — having an onion-like smell or taste
- cephalous — having a head
- ceraceous — waxlike or waxy
- ceratodus — any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic times
- cespitous — Turfy; resembling turf.
- cetaceous — Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the order Cetacea.
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- changchou — Changzhou
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- chardzhou — a city in E Turkmenistan, on the Amu Darya.
- chargeous — (obsolete) burdensome.
- cheap out — to take the cheapest option; try to do something as cheaply as possible
- chechaquo — Alternative form of cheechako.
- check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
- checkouts — Plural form of checkout.
- cherbourg — a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- chiaochou — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- chill out — To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful.
- chitinous — a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chockfull — Alternative form of chock full.
- choiceful — having an inability to make decisive choices
- choluteca — a city in S Honduras.