9-letter words that end in a
- companera — (in the southwestern U.S.) a female companion; friend.
- compendia — a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
- con anima — with spirit; animatedly (used as a musical direction).
- concordia — the ancient Roman goddess of harmony or peace.
- condyloma — a skin tumour near the anus or genital organs, esp as a result of syphilis
- conestoga — a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used especially for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration.
- connemara — a barren coastal region of W Republic of Ireland, in Co Galway: consists of quartzite mountains, peat bogs, and many lakes; noted for its breed of pony originating from the hilly regions
- consortia — a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- 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)
- contadina — (in Italy) a female farmer or peasant
- contadora — Contadora Group.
- copraemia — a type of poisoning caused by faecal matter entering the bloodstream as a result of chronic constipation
- copypasta — (Internet slang) A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else.
- coral sea — the SW arm of the Pacific, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu
- corbicula — pollen basket.
- cornicula — plural form of singular corniculum: small horn
- corniglia — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- corsicana — a city in E Texas.
- cosmorama — a lifelike display, using mirrors and lenses, which shows reflections of various views of parts of the world
- costalgia — Pain in the ribs, or the costal muscles.
- cowabunga — Used to express delight or satisfaction.
- cream tea — In Britain, a cream tea is an afternoon meal that consists of tea to drink and small cakes called scones that are eaten with jam and cream. Cream teas are served in places such as tea shops.
- crocosmia — any plant of the cormous S. African genus Crocosmia, including the plant known to gardeners as montbretia: family Iridaceae
- cross sea — a sea with a choppy surface produced by the intersection of waves from different storms.
- crustacea — a collective term for members of the Crustacea class of (mainly aquatic) mandibulate arthropods, characterized by their usually chitinous exoskeletons
- cruz alta — a city in S Brazil.
- cryptadia — a collection of things to be kept hidden
- cuadrilla — a small group, esp a matador's assistants
- cucaracha — a cockroach
- curandera — (in Hispanic America) a female healer or shaman
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- cyberrhea — (humour, jargon) /si:'ber-eer/ An affliction of some word processor users; excessive frequency and looseness of productivity. Particularly virulent among those who have not discovered the fortifying virtues of revision.
- cyclorama — a large picture, such as a battle scene, on the interior wall of a cylindrical room, designed to appear in natural perspective to a spectator in the centre
- cyrenaica — a region and former province (1951–63) of E Libya: largely desert; settled by the Greeks in about 630 bc; ruled successively by the Egyptians, Romans, Arabs, Turks, and Italians. Area: 855 370 sq km (330 258 sq miles)
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- danthonia — any of various grasses of the genus Danthonia, of N temperate regions and South America
- de molina — Tirso (ˈtirso). Pen name of Gabriel Téllez. ?1571–1648, Spanish dramatist; author of the first dramatic treatment of the Don Juan legend El Burlador de Sevilla (1630)
- de valera — Eamon (ˈeɪmən). 1882–1975, Irish statesman; president of Sinn Féin (1917–26) and of the Dáil (1918–22); formed the Fianna Fáil party (1927); prime minister (1937–48; 1951–54; 1957–59) and president (1959–73) of the Irish Republic
- de varona — Donna, born 1947, U.S. swimmer.
- dead data — data that is no longer relevant
- dec alpha — (processor) A RISC microprocessor from DEC. In November 1995, the Alpha was purportedly the fastest non-research chip used in commonly available workstations. It is superpipelined and superscalar. In February 1996 it was clocked at 200 MHz and in March 1998 at 666 MHz.
- decahedra — plural form of singular decahedron: solid figure with ten plane faces
- deianeira — a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.
- delphinia — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- dentalgia — Toothache.
- desdemona — (in Shakespeare's Othello) Othello's wife, murdered by her husband as a result of jealousy instilled by Iago.
- desideria — an ardent longing, as for something lost.
- dharmsala — an Indian hostel or rest-house, often built with religious purpose
- diapensia — An evergreen arctic shrub, Diapensia lapponica.
- diarrhoea — If someone has diarrhoea, a lot of liquid faeces comes out of their body because they are ill.