9-letter words containing r, o, t, s, c
- contrasty — (of a photograph or subject) having sharp gradations in tone, esp between light and dark areas
- contrives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrive.
- control-s — (character) (Or XOFF, DC3, Device Control 3) The character with ASCII code 19, used in software handshaking to temporarily suspend output until a control-Q is received.
- copresent — to present jointly
- corn smut — an ascomycetous parasitic fungus, Ustilago zeae, that causes gall-like deformations on maize grain
- corneitis — an inflammation of the cornea
- cornetist — a person who plays the cornet
- cornstalk — a stalk or stem of corn
- cornstick — a corn muffin baked in the form of a small ear of corn.
- cornstone — a mottled green and red limestone
- coronitis — inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- coroplast — A manufacturer of terracotta figurines (in Ancient Greece).
- corposant — Saint Elmo's fire
- corselets — Plural form of corselet.
- corsetier — a man who makes and fits corsets
- corseting — Present participle of corset.
- corticose — of, consisting of, or resembling bark
- cortisone — Cortisone is a hormone used in the treatment of arthritis, allergies, and some skin diseases.
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light
- coruscate — to emit flashes of light; sparkle
- corvettes — Plural form of corvette.
- cosmocrat — a ruler of the world
- cosmotron — a large synchrotron which was used for accelerating protons to high energies (of the order of 1 GeV)
- cost card — a summary of costs involved in the production of a product.
- cost rent — (in Britain) the rent of a dwelling calculated on the cost of providing and maintaining the property without allowing for a profit
- costarred — Simple past tense and past participle of costar.
- costumers — a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- costumery — multiple costumes considered collectively
- costumier — A costumier is a person or company that makes or supplies costumes.
- cothurnus — the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
- cotrustee — a fellow trustee
- cottagers — Plural form of cottager.
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courteous — Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other people.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- 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
- coverlets — Plural form of coverlet.
- crackpots — Plural form of crackpot.
- crapshoot — If you describe something as a crapshoot, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.
- crash out — If someone crashes out somewhere, they fall asleep where they are because they are very tired or drunk.
- crash-hot — extremely impressive
- craterous — of, relating to, or resembling a crater
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- creditors — Plural form of creditor.
- creodonts — Plural form of creodont.