9-letter words containing s, i, u
- chuvashia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the basin of the Volga River in central Russia. 7066 sq. mi. (18,300 sq. km). Capital: Cheboksary.
- cilicious — made of hair
- cinctures — Plural form of cincture.
- cinderous — a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cinereous — of a greyish colour
- circulars — Plural form of circular.
- cissexual — noting or relating to a person who is comfortable with having the physical characteristics of that person’s biological sex.
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- cloudiest — Superlative form of cloudy.
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- clumsiest — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- cohousing — a type of housing with some shared facilities
- coiffeuse — a female hairdresser
- coiffures — Plural form of coiffure.
- coinsurer — A coinsurer is a person or company whose policy covers the same risk as that of another person or company, and shares the loss.
- coinsures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coinsure.
- cokuloris — a palette with irregular holes, placed between lighting and camera to prevent glare
- coliseums — Plural form of coliseum.
- collusion — Collusion is secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations.
- collusive — Collusive behaviour involves secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations.
- colluvies — a collection of filth or discharge
- colourise — (UK) Alternative form of colorize (to add colour to).
- colourism — discrimination in which people are judged on the basis of their skin colour
- colourist — A colourist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colours in an interesting and original way.
- columnist — A columnist is a journalist who regularly writes a particular kind of article in a newspaper or magazine.
- comitatus — a retinue of warriors serving a leader, esp in pre-Christian Germanic cultures, such as Anglo-Saxon England and Viking Age Scandinavia
- communise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of communize.
- communism — advocacy of a classless society in which private ownership has been abolished and the means of production and subsistence belong to the community
- communist — A communist is someone who believes in communism.
- computist — a person who computes
- confiseur — a confectioner
- 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.