9-letter words containing r, e, o, i
- courtlike — reminiscent of the court in style or manner; elegant; courtly
- courtside — the area closest to the court
- couturier — A couturier is a person who designs, makes, and sells expensive, fashionable clothes for women.
- covariate — a statistical variable that changes in a predictable way and can be used to predict the outcome of a study
- 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
- cowardice — Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- cowardise — Obsolete spelling of cowardice.
- cowritten — to coauthor.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- creditors — Plural form of creditor.
- cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- crenation — any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure
- creolized — (of a language) incorporating a considerable range of features from one or more unrelated languages, as the result of contact between language communities
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- cretinoid — a person suffering from cretinism.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- crimsoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crimson.
- crinoline — A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- criterion — A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something.
- crocodile — A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat.
- croisette — a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.
- crokinole — a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- crorepati — (in India) a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or 10 million rupees
- 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.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crosstied — secured with crossties
- crossties — Plural form of crosstie.
- crosswire — Crosshair; reticle.
- crosswise — Crosswise means diagonally across something.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- croupiers — Plural form of croupier.
- crude oil — Crude oil is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
- cryogenic — of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
- cryophile — (biology) An organism that thrives at low temperatures.
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- cuneiform — wedge-shaped
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- curiouser — (nonstandard) Comparative form of curious.
- custodier — a custodian
- damourite — (mineral) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
- de moivre — Abraham [a-bra-am] /a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1667–1754, French mathematician in England.
- debonaire — charming and sophisticated
- decimator — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- decretion — The act of decreasing.
- decurions — Plural form of decurion.
- decursion — a military exercise performed by men bearing arms