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11-letter words containing s, i, r

  • chifforobes — Plural form of chifforobe.
  • childbirths — Plural form of childbirth.
  • china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers
  • chinese red — a bright red colour
  • chinoiserie — a style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs
  • chip slicer — a machine or tool for cutting chips
  • chironomids — Plural form of chironomid.
  • chiropodist — A chiropodist is a person whose job is to treat and care for people's feet.
  • chirrupings — Plural form of chirruping.
  • chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
  • chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
  • chlorinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate.
  • choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
  • choirstalls — fixed seats in the choir of a church, generally of carved wood
  • cholesteric — resulting from the reaction of nitric acid and cholesterin and producing cholesterates
  • cholesterin — a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
  • choroiditis — a medical condition consisting of pain and swelling of the choroid
  • chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
  • chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
  • chris evert — Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
  • chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
  • chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
  • christcross — the mark of a cross formerly placed in front of the alphabet in hornbooks
  • christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
  • christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
  • christian x — 1890–1947, king of Denmark (1912–47) and Iceland (1918–44)
  • christiania — Christie1
  • christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
  • christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
  • christmassy — Something that is Christmassy is typical of or suitable for Christmas.
  • christogram — a symbol of Christ, especially the Chi-Rho.
  • christology — the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ
  • christopher — Saint. 3rd century ad, Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers
  • chroniclers — Plural form of chronicler.
  • chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
  • chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
  • chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
  • chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
  • chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
  • chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
  • chyliferous — containing chyle
  • chymiferous — containing chyme
  • ciclosporin — a drug extracted from a fungus and used after organ transplantation to suppress the body's immune mechanisms, and so prevent rejection of an organ
  • cider press — a press for crushing apples for cider.
  • cider-press — a type of press used to extract the juice from apples to make cider
  • cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
  • cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
  • cineritious — See cinereous.
  • circuitries — Plural form of circuitry.
  • circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.
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