9-letter words containing s, e, c, r
- chesstree — (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a wooden fastening with one or more sheaves, attached to the topside of a sailing vessel, through which the windward tack of a course was rove.
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chimerism — a medical condition in which a person develops from two distinct embryos that could possess two genetically distinct sets of cells
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- chiselers — Plural form of chiseler.
- chiseller — a person who uses a chisel
- chlorates — Plural form of chlorate.
- chlorides — Plural form of chloride.
- chlorites — Plural form of chlorite.
- chordates — belonging or pertaining to the phylum Chordata, comprising the true vertebrates and those animals having a notochord, as the lancelets and tunicates.
- chordless — Lacking chords.
- chordwise — in the direction of an aerofoil chord
- chorister — A chorister is a singer in a church choir.
- chorussed — Simple past tense and past participle of chorus.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- chromates — Plural form of chromate.
- cicatrise — (transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cinderous — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cinereous — of a greyish colour
- cirripeds — Plural form of cirriped.
- cisgender — of or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds to their assigned birth gender
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- civiliser — Alternative form of civilizer.
- claqueurs — Plural form of claqueur.
- clarences — Plural form of clarence.
- clarifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clarify.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- clarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- claymores — Plural form of claymore.
- cleansers — Plural form of cleanser.
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- clearways — Plural form of clearway.
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- clericals — the distinctive dress of a member of the clergy
- clerihews — Plural form of clerihew.
- clerkship — The position or status of a clerk, especially in the legal profession.
- cleverest — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- cleverish — Somewhat clever.
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- cloisters — Plural form of cloister.
- close-run — If you describe something such as a race or contest as a close-run thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount.
- clothiers — Plural form of clothier.
- clustered — If people or things are clustered somewhere, there is a group of them close together there.
- coalescer — A coalescer is a vessel or stage which causes small drops of a liquid to come together and form a stream or form elements with a larger volume.