9-letter words containing o, r, i, s
- corn silk — the silky tuft of styles and stigmas at the tip of an ear of maize, formerly used as a diuretic
- corncribs — Plural form of corncrib.
- corneitis — an inflammation of the cornea
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cornetist — a person who plays the cornet
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- corniness — the quality of being corny
- cornstick — a corn muffin baked in the form of a small ear of corn.
- coronitis — inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- corrasion — erosion of a rock surface by rock fragments transported over it by water, wind, or ice
- corrasive — Obsolete form of corrosive.
- corridors — Plural form of corridor.
- corrosion — Corrosion is the damage that is caused when something is corroded.
- corrosive — A corrosive substance is able to destroy solid materials by a chemical reaction.
- corsetier — a man who makes and fits corsets
- corseting — Present participle of corset.
- corsicana — a city in E Texas.
- corticose — of, consisting of, or resembling bark
- cortisone — Cortisone is a hormone used in the treatment of arthritis, allergies, and some skin diseases.
- corvallis — a city in W Oregon.
- corydalis — any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- costumier — A costumier is a person or company that makes or supplies costumes.
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- courtesie — Obsolete spelling of courtesy.
- courtiers — a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- courtship — Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting.
- courtside — the area closest to the court
- coverings — Plural form of covering.
- coverslip — a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide that is to be examined under a microscope
- cowardise — Obsolete spelling of cowardice.
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- creditors — Plural form of creditor.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- criminous — criminal
- crimsoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crimson.
- crinosity — Hairiness.
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- crocosmia — any plant of the cormous S. African genus Crocosmia, including the plant known to gardeners as montbretia: family Iridaceae
- croisette — a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- crossbill — any of various widely distributed finches of the genus Loxia, such as L. curvirostra, that occur in coniferous woods and have a bill with crossed mandible tips for feeding on conifer seeds
- crossbite — a dental condition in which the lower teeth are in front of the upper teeth
- crossfire — Crossfire is gunfire, for example in a battle, that comes from two or more different directions and passes through the same area.
- crossfish — a starfish
- crosshair — either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight
- crossings — Plural form of crossing.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.