9-letter words containing st
- coastward — towards the coast
- coastwise — along the coast
- coatstand — a frame or pole equipped with hooks or arms for hanging up coats, etc
- cocainist — a cocaine addict
- coelostat — an astronomical instrument consisting of a plane mirror mounted parallel to the earth's axis and rotated about this axis once every two days so that light from a celestial body, esp the sun, is reflected onto a second mirror, which reflects the beam into a telescope
- coexisted — Simple past tense and past participle of coexist.
- cohostess — a woman who cohosts an event
- collagist — a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- colonists — Plural form of colonist.
- colorcast — a television broadcast in color
- colorfast — A fabric that is colorfast has a color that will not get paler when the fabric is washed or worn.
- colorists — Plural form of colorist.
- colostomy — A colostomy is a surgical operation in which a permanent opening from the colon is made.
- colostral — a yellowish liquid, especially rich in immune factors, secreted by the mammary gland of female mammals a few days before and after the birth of their young.
- colostric — of or relating to the colostrum
- colostrum — the thin milky secretion from the nipples that precedes and follows true lactation. It consists largely of serum and white blood cells
- colourist — A colourist is someone such as an artist or a fashion designer who uses colours in an interesting and original way.
- columnist — A columnist is a journalist who regularly writes a particular kind of article in a newspaper or magazine.
- combusted — Simple past tense and past participle of combust.
- combustor — the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter
- comeliest — Superlative form of comely.
- commonest — belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: common property; common interests.
- communist — A communist is someone who believes in communism.
- composest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of compose.
- composted — Simple past tense and past participle of compost.
- composter — a bin or other container used to turn garden and kitchen waste into compost
- computist — a person who computes
- concestor — The last common ancestor, whether of several individuals, species or genes.
- conestoga — a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.
- congested — A congested road or area is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
- conquests — Plural form of conquest.
- consisted — to be made up or composed (usually followed by of): This cake consists mainly of sugar, flour, and butter.
- constable — In Britain and some other countries, a constable is a police officer of the lowest rank.
- constance — a city in S Germany, in Baden-Württemberg on Lake Constance: tourist centre. Pop: 80 716 (2003 est)
- constancy — Constancy is the quality of staying the same even though other things change.
- constanta — a port and resort in SE Romania, on the Black Sea: founded by the Greeks in the 6th century bc and rebuilt by Constantine the Great (4th century); exports petroleum. Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- constants — Plural form of constant.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- constrict — If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
- construal — an act of construing
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- construed — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- construes — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- contested — causing dispute or argument
- contester — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- contrasts — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- contrasty — (of a photograph or subject) having sharp gradations in tone, esp between light and dark areas
- cookstove — a stove for cooking
- cookstown — a district of central Northern Ireland, in Co Tyrone. Pop: 33 387 (2003 est). Area: 622 sq km (240 sq miles)
- copestone — a stone used to form a coping