9-letter words containing s, u
- caciquism — (esp in Spanish America) government by local political bosses
- calabogus — a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses
- caladiums — Plural form of caladium.
- calcaneus — the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man
- calculose — calculous
- calculous — of or suffering from a calculus
- caliculus — calyculus (def 1).
- callippus — flourished 4th century b.c, Greek astronomer.
- calloused — A foot or hand that is calloused is covered in calluses.
- callouses — made hard; hardened.
- callously — made hard; hardened.
- callusing — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- calyculus — a small, cuplike part, as a taste bud, or a cuplike depression, as in a coral skeleton
- cancellus — (in an early Christian basilica) one of a row of bars separating the clergy and sometimes the choir from the congregation.
- cancerous — Cancerous cells or growths are cells or growths that are the result of cancer.
- cankerous — having cankers
- canonicus — c1565–1647, Narragansett leader: yielded Rhode Island to Roger Williams 1636.
- cantharus — a large two-handled pottery cup
- canulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canulate.
- capacious — Something that is capacious has a lot of space to put things in.
- capsicums — Plural form of capsicum.
- capsulary — Archaic form of capsular.
- capsulate — within or formed into a capsule
- capsulise — Alt form capsulize.
- capsulize — to state (information) in a highly condensed form
- capturers — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- capuchins — Plural form of capuchin.
- caratacus — died ?54 ad, British chieftain: led an unsuccessful resistance against the Romans (43–50)
- carbonous — of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- carcajous — Plural form of carcajou.
- carnosaur — any of various large carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs of the group Carnosauria, including the allosaurs
- carousals — Plural form of carousal.
- carousels — A merry-go-round.
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- carrousel — carousel
- caruncles — Plural form of caruncle.
- casadesus — Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1899–1972, French pianist and composer.
- cascadura — a small Trinidadian catfish of the family Callichthyidae, with tough scaly skin
- casebound — bound in hard covers.
- cashed up — having plenty of money
- cassoulet — a stew originating from France, made from haricot beans and goose, duck, pork, etc
- castellum — a small fort, normally used as a watch tower
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- casualise — make (a regular employee) into a casual worker
- casualism — the doctrine that the existence and occurrence of everything is controlled by chance
- casualize — If a business casualizes its employees or casualizes their labour, it replaces employees with permanent contracts and full rights with employees with temporary contracts and few rights.
- casuarina — any tree of the genus Casuarina, of Australia and the East Indies, having jointed leafless branchlets: family Casuarinaceae
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- casuistry — Casuistry is the use of clever arguments to persuade or trick people.