9-letter words containing u, r, e
- courantes — Plural form of courante.
- courbette — A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.
- courgette — Courgettes are long thin vegetables with dark green skin.
- couriered — Simple past tense and past participle of courier.
- courrèges — André (ɑ̃dre). 1923–2016, French couturier: helped to launch unisex fashion in the mid-1960s
- courtelle — a synthetic acrylic fibre resembling wool
- courteous — Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other people.
- courtesan — In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.
- courtesie — Obsolete spelling of courtesy.
- courtezan — Alternative spelling of courtesan.
- courtiers — a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- courtlike — reminiscent of the court in style or manner; elegant; courtly
- courtside — the area closest to the court
- couturier — A couturier is a person who designs, makes, and sells expensive, fashionable clothes for women.
- coventure — An international coproduction set up in the absence of any official treaty between the countries.
- coverture — the condition or status of a married woman considered as being under the protection and influence of her husband
- cranreuch — a hoarfrost
- crapulent — given to or resulting from intemperance
- crataegus — (botany) Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
- craterous — of, relating to, or resembling a crater
- cream jug — a small jug for serving cream
- creamcups — a Californian papaveraceous plant, Platystemon californicus, with small cream-coloured or yellow flowers on long flower stalks
- creampuff — puff pastry filled with cream
- crease up — If someone or something makes you crease up or creases you up, they make you laugh a lot.
- creatural — of, relating to, or of the nature of a creature.
- creatures — Plural form of creature.
- credendum — an article of faith
- credulity — Credulity is a willingness to believe that something is real or true.
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
- crenature — a rounded projection, as on the margin of a leaf, etc.
- crenulate — having a margin very finely notched with rounded projections, as certain leaves
- crepuscle — twilight
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- cribellum — a sievelike spinning organ in certain spiders that occurs between the spinnerets
- criterium — a bicycle road race, consisting of numerous laps of a short closed circuit
- critiqued — Simple past tense and past participle of critique.
- critiques — Plural form of critique.
- cromulent — (humorous) Fine, acceptable or normal; excellent, realistic, legitimate or authentic.
- croquante — a crisp cake or pastry
- croqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of croquet.
- croquette — Croquettes are small amounts of mashed potato or meat rolled in breadcrumbs and fried.
- croupiers — Plural form of croupier.
- croustade — a hollowed pastry case or piece of cooked bread, potato, etc, in which food is served
- crucibles — Plural form of crucible.
- crucifers — Plural form of crucifer.
- crucified — Simple past tense and past participle of crucify.
- crucifier — One who crucifies.
- crucifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crucify.
- crude oil — Crude oil is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
- crudeness — in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.