9-letter words containing s, e, n, c
- childness — the nature or character of a child
- childrens — (intentionally incorrect, nonstandard) Plural form of child.
- chillness — The state of being chilly.
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- chin rest — a device fixed to the top of a violin or viola to provide a firm rest for the player's chin.
- china sea — part of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of China: divided by Taiwan into the East China Sea in the north and the South China Sea in the south
- chinese's — the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- chiseling — a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- christens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of christen.
- christine — a feminine name: dim. Chris, Chrissie, Tina; var. Christina, Christy
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cinderous — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cineastes — Plural form of cineaste.
- cinereous — of a greyish colour
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cisgender — of or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds to their assigned birth gender
- cispadane — on this (the southern) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- civilness — of, relating to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society.
- clarences — Plural form of clarence.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- cleanness — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleansers — Plural form of cleanser.
- cleansing — serving or intended to cleanse
- cleanskin — an unbranded animal
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clearings — Plural form of clearing.
- clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- clearskin — Cleanskin.
- clinchers — Plural form of clincher.
- cloisonne — a design made by filling in with coloured enamel an outline of flattened wire put on edge
- 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.
- closedown — a termination or suspension of operations; shutdown: a temporary closedown of a factory.
- closeness — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- closeting — Present participle of closet.
- coalmines — Plural form of coalmine.
- coarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of coarsen.
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- cocainise — Alt form cocainize.
- cockiness — conceited self-assurance
- cocounsel — to counsel jointly
- codenames — Plural form of codename.
- coenesque — reminiscent of the work US film-makers Joel and Ethan Coen (born 1954 and 1957 respectively), featuring bizarre and involved plots, use of irony and black humour, and allusions to film classics
- coenosarc — a system of protoplasmic branches connecting the polyps of colonial organisms such as corals
- coenzymes — Plural form of coenzyme.
- coercions — Plural form of coercion.
- cogenesis — The genesis of two entities at the same time.