9-letter words containing s, n, a, t, c
- cervantes — Miguel de (miˈɣɛl ðe), full surname Cervantes Saavedra. 1547–1616, Spanish dramatist, poet, and prose writer, most famous for Don Quixote (1605), which satirizes the chivalric romances and greatly influenced the development of the novel
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- cetaceans — Plural form of cetacean.
- chanciest — Superlative form of chancy.
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
- chantress — a female chanter or singer
- chantries — Plural form of chantry.
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- chastened — subdued; humbled
- chastener — to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- chatlines — Plural form of chatline.
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chitinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin.
- christian — A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- cineastes — Plural form of cineaste.
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- cisternae — Plural form of cisterna.
- citations — Plural form of citation.
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.
- clarinets — Plural form of clarinet.
- claystone — a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- clinostat — an apparatus for studying tropisms in plants, usually a rotating disc to which the plant is attached so that it receives an equal stimulus on all sides
- coastland — the land fringing a coast
- coastline — A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
- coatstand — a frame or pole equipped with hooks or arms for hanging up coats, etc
- cocainist — a cocaine addict
- cocoanuts — Plural form of cocoanut.
- cognisant — a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
- colorants — Plural form of colorant.
- conations — Plural form of conation.
- conestoga — a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.
- conflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate.
- consolate — to console (a person)
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- constable — In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank.
- constance — a city in S Germany, in Baden-Württemberg on Lake Constance: tourist centre. Pop: 80 716 (2003 est)
- constancy — Constancy is the quality of staying the same even though other things change.
- constanta — a port and resort in SE Romania, on the Black Sea: founded by the Greeks in the 6th century bc and rebuilt by Constantine the Great (4th century); exports petroleum. Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- constants — Plural form of constant.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- construal — an act of construing
- consulate — A consulate is the place where a consul works.
- consumate — Misspelling of consummate.
- contangos — Plural form of contango.
- contessas — Plural form of contessa.
- contracts — Plural form of contract.