9-letter words containing s, i, o, u
- confucius — Chinese name Kong Zi or K'ung Fu-tse. 551–479 bc, Chinese philosopher and teacher of ethics (see Confucianism). His doctrines were compiled after his death under the title The Analects of Confucius
- confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- consuming — A consuming passion or interest is more important to you than anything else.
- continues — to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission.
- continuos — a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- contusing — Present participle of contuse.
- contusion — A contusion is a bruise.
- contusive — to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- copiously — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- coquilles — any of various seafood or chicken dishes baked with a sauce and usually served in a scallop shell or a shell-shaped serving dish.
- corbusier — (Charles Édouard Jeanneret) 1887–1965, Swiss architect in France.
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cost unit — a quantity or unit of a product or service whose cost is computed, used as a standard for comparison with other costs.
- costumier — A costumier is a person or company that makes or supplies costumes.
- costuming — a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- couchings — the act of a person or thing that couches.
- coulisses — Plural form of coulisse.
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- countship — the rank or position of a count.
- couplings — Plural form of coupling.
- coupstick — (historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
- 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
- cousinage — a kinship or relationship
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- criminous — criminal
- croupiers — Plural form of croupier.
- cunjevois — Plural form of cunjevoi.
- curculios — Plural form of curculio.
- curiosity — Curiosity is a desire to know about something.
- curiouser — (nonstandard) Comparative form of curious.
- curiously — eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- cursorial — adapted for running
- cursorily — going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- cushionet — a small cushion
- cuspidors — Plural form of cuspidor.
- custodial — Custodial means relating to keeping people in prison.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- custodier — a custodian
- custodies — Plural form of custody.
- customise — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- customize — If you customize something, you change its appearance or features to suit your tastes or needs.
- dacquoise — a cake with nut meringue layers and buttercream
- dalhousie — 9th Earl of, title of George Ramsay. 1770–1838, British general; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819–28)
- deciduous — A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year.