9-letter words containing is
- crayonist — (dated) An artist who uses crayons.
- cretinise — make (someone) a cretin
- cretinism — a condition arising from a deficiency of thyroid hormone, present from birth, characterized by dwarfism and learning difficulties
- crispated — Crispate.
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- crispness — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
- cristobal — seaport in Panama, at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal: part of the city of Colón
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- criticise — criticize
- criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
- croisette — a projection at a corner of a door or window architrave.
- croissant — Croissants are small, sweet bread rolls in the shape of a crescent that are eaten for breakfast.
- crossfish — a starfish
- crosswise — Crosswise means diagonally across something.
- crotalism — a type of poisoning caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Crotalaria
- 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.
- cruiseway — a canal used for recreational purposes
- cuisinart — a brand of food processor
- cuisinier — a cook; chef
- cultishly — In a cultish manner.
- culturist — a person engaged in the culture of plants or animals
- cunjevois — Plural form of cunjevoi.
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- curialist — a member or supporter of the papal curia
- currishly — In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
- customise — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cyclicism — the property of being cyclic
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- cynicisms — Plural form of cynicism.
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- cytolysis — the dissolution of cells, esp by the destruction of their membranes
- cytotaxis — movement of cells due to external stimulation
- d'amboise — Jacques [French zhahk] /French ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), (Joseph) born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer.
- dacquoise — a cake with nut meringue layers and buttercream
- dactylist — someone who writes poetry in dactyls
- dadaistic — the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
- daiquiris — Plural form of daiquiri.
- daisy 201 — An early system on G-15.
- daisy ham — a boned and smoked piece of pork from the pig's shoulder
- daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green
- darwinism — the theory of the origin of animal and plant species by evolution through a process of natural selection
- darwinist — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- dassiepis — (South African English) hyraceum: The solidified urine of a dassie, used medicinally, inter-alia, for epilepsy.
- davis cup — an annual international lawn tennis championship for men's teams
- day-lewis — C(ecil). 1904–72, British poet, critic, and (under the pen name Nicholas Blake) author of detective stories; poet laureate (1968–72)
- de valois — Dame Ninette (niːˈnɛt). original name Edris Stannus. 1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- decisions — A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
- decistere — a measure equivalent to one tenth of a stere
- declinist — a person who believes that something is in decline