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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.
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