9-letter words containing s, o, r, n
- corneitis — an inflammation of the cornea
- cornelius — a masculine name: fem. Cornelia
- cornemuse — a type of French bagpipes
- cornetist — a person who plays the cornet
- cornhouse — a corncrib.
- cornhusks — Plural form of cornhusk.
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- corniness — the quality of being corny
- cornpones — Plural form of cornpone.
- cornstalk — a stalk or stem of corn
- cornstick — a corn muffin baked in the form of a small ear of corn.
- cornstone — a mottled green and red limestone
- coronachs — Plural form of coronach.
- coronitis — inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- corposant — Saint Elmo's fire
- corrasion — erosion of a rock surface by rock fragments transported over it by water, wind, or ice
- corrosion — Corrosion is the damage that is caused when something is corroded.
- corseting — Present participle of corset.
- corsicana — a city in E Texas.
- cortisone — Cortisone is a hormone used in the treatment of arthritis, allergies, and some skin diseases.
- coruscant — giving off flashes of light
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- cosmotron — a large synchrotron which was used for accelerating protons to high energies (of the order of 1 GeV)
- cosponsor — a person, company, or other organization that is one of the two sponsors of an event or initiative
- cost rent — (in Britain) the rent of a dwelling calculated on the cost of providing and maintaining the property without allowing for a profit
- cothurnus — the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
- counselor — A counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- countries — a state or nation: What European countries have you visited?
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- coverings — Plural form of covering.
- cowperson — (politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender.
- cramdowns — Plural form of cramdown.
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- creations — The action or process of bringing something into existence.
- creodonts — Plural form of creodont.
- crescendo — A crescendo is a noise that gets louder and louder. Some people also use crescendo to refer to the point when a noise is at its loudest.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- criminous — criminal
- crimsoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crimson.
- crinosity — Hairiness.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- crossband — (in furniture) a layer of wood beneath, and with its grain at right angles to, the veneer
- crossings — Plural form of crossing.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crossness — the quality or state of being cross or angry; irritability; snappishness.
- crosstown — A crosstown bus or route is one that crosses the main roads or transportation lines of a town or city.
- crosswind — A crosswind is a strong wind that blows across the direction that vehicles, boats, or aircraft are travelling in, and that makes it difficult for them to keep moving steadily forward.
- crotonism — poisoning by ingestion of croton oil, characterized by burning of the mouth, severe diarrhea, and colic, with possible death from respiratory or circulatory failure.
- crown saw — a hollow cylinder with cutting teeth forming a rotary saw for trepanning