9-letter words containing r, c, n
- corsicana — a city in E Texas.
- cortisone — Cortisone is a hormone used in the treatment of arthritis, allergies, and some skin diseases.
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light
- coryphene — either of two large marine percoid fishes, Coryphaena hippurus or C. equisetis, that resemble the cetacean dolphins and have an iridescent coloration
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- cosmotron — a large synchrotron which was used for accelerating protons to high energies (of the order of 1 GeV)
- cosponsor — a person, company, or other organization that is one of the two sponsors of an event or initiative
- cost rent — (in Britain) the rent of a dwelling calculated on the cost of providing and maintaining the property without allowing for a profit
- cothurnal — relating to the cothurnus or to tragedy
- cothurnus — the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
- cottering — Present participle of cotter.
- coumarone — a colorless liquid, C8H6O, derived from coal tar and combined with indene to produce synthetic resins used in paints, adhesives, etc.
- councilor — A councilor is a member of a local council.
- counselor — A counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- count for — to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
- countered — in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction.
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- countrify — to make countrified.
- countryfy — Alternative spelling of countrify.
- couraging — Present participle of courage.
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- courtezan — Alternative spelling of courtesan.
- courtling — a fawning or sycophantic member of a royal court
- covariant — a variant that changes leaving interrelations with another variant (or variants) unchanged
- coventure — An international coproduction set up in the absence of any official treaty between the countries.
- coverings — Plural form of covering.
- cowperson — (politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender.
- cowritten — to coauthor.
- crackdown — A crackdown is strong official action that is taken to punish people who break laws.
- crackling — the crisp browned skin of roast pork
- cracknels — crisply fried bits of fat pork
- cracksman — a burglar, esp a safe-breaker
- cracksmen — Plural form of cracksman.
- craftsman — A craftsman is a man who makes things skilfully with his hands.
- craftsmen — a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- craigavon — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Armagh. Pop: 57 685 (2001). Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
- cramdowns — Plural form of cramdown.
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- cranachan — a Scottish dessert made with oatmeal, cream, and whisky
- cranberry — Cranberries are red berries with a sour taste. They are often used to make a sauce or jelly that you eat with meat.
- cranbrook — a city in SE British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- crane fly — any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body
- cranially — With regard to the cranium.
- craniates — Plural form of craniate.
- crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
- crankcase — the metal housing that encloses the crankshaft, connecting rods, etc, in an internal-combustion engine, reciprocating pump, etc
- crankiest — Superlative form of cranky.
- crankness — (of a vessel) the liability to capsize
- crankpins — Plural form of crankpin.