9-letter words containing s, u, c
- clamorous — If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting.
- clangours — Plural form of clangour.
- claqueurs — Plural form of claqueur.
- claustral — of or related to a cloister
- claustrum — a thin layer of grey matter in the brain
- clausular — relating to a clause
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- cleobulus — flourished 560 b.c, Greek sage and lyric poet, a native and tyrant of Lindus, Rhodes.
- clianthus — any Australian or New Zealand plant of the leguminous genus Clianthus, with ornamental clusters of slender scarlet flowers
- close out — to terminate (a client's or other account) on which the margin is inadequate or exhausted, usually by sale of securities to realize cash
- close-run — If you describe something such as a race or contest as a close-run thing, you mean that it was only won by a very small amount.
- closeouts — Plural form of closeout.
- closetful — a quantity that may be contained in a closet
- cloudiest — Superlative form of cloudy.
- cloudless — If the sky is cloudless, there are no clouds in it.
- club moss — any mosslike tracheophyte plant of the phylum Lycopodophyta, having erect or creeping stems covered with tiny overlapping leaves
- club soda — Club soda is fizzy water used for mixing with alcoholic drinks and fruit juice.
- club sofa — a heavily upholstered sofa having solid sides and a low back.
- clubfaces — Plural form of clubface.
- clubhands — Plural form of clubhand.
- clubhouse — A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- clubrooms — Plural form of clubroom.
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- clumsiest — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clustered — If people or things are clustered somewhere, there is a group of them close together there.
- clutchest — to seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch: The bird swooped down and clutched its prey with its claws.
- co-equals — equal with another or each other in rank, ability, extent, etc.: The two top students were coequal.
- coagulase — any enzyme that causes coagulation of blood
- coalhouse — a shed or building for storing coal
- coauthors — Plural form of coauthor.
- cobaltous — of or containing cobalt in the divalent state
- coccygeus — (anatomy) A muscle of the pelvic wall, that in combination with the levator ani forms the pelvic diaphragm.
- cockspurs — Plural form of cockspur.
- cocoanuts — Plural form of cocoanut.
- cocounsel — to counsel jointly
- cocuswood — wood from the tropical American leguminous tree Brya ebenus, used for inlaying, turnery, musical instruments, etc
- coenesque — reminiscent of the work US film-makers Joel and Ethan Coen (born 1954 and 1957 respectively), featuring bizarre and involved plots, use of irony and black humour, and allusions to film classics
- 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
- cold cuts — Cold cuts are thin slices of cooked meat which are served cold.
- cold shut — A cold shut is a fault in the surface of a piece of metal caused by two streams of molten metal not joining properly when the piece is being cast.
- coldhouse — an unheated greenhouse
- coliseums — Plural form of coliseum.
- collogues — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collogue.
- collusion — Collusion is secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations.