9-Letter Words Starting with C: page 2

All 1,037 nine-letter words that start with C: page 2 of 3

CI

• cingulate12adj. Pertaining to a cingulum.
• cinnamate13n. Any salt or ester of cinnamic acid.
• ciphering17n. A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound...
• cipollini13n. A specific variety of medium-sized, flat onion.
• circadian14adj. Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of...
• circuital13adj. Of or pertaining to a circuit.
• circuitry16n. A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device...
• circulant13adj. Involving circulation.
• circulate13v. To move in circles or through a circuit.
• cirrhosis14n. A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including...
• cirrhotic16adj. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from cirrhosis.
• cisalpine13adj. On this side of the Alps (chiefly the south side where Rome is located).
• cisapride14n. A parasympathomimetic gastrokinetic drug.
• cisgender13adj. Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at...
• cisplatin13n. A platinum-containing antineoplastic drug cis-diamminedichloro-platinum(...
• cissexism20n. Bias or prejudice favouring cisgender people; transphobia.
• cisticola13n. One of several small passerine birds in the genus Cisticola.
• citizenry23n. The group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.
• citybound17adj. Moving towards a city.
• cityscape18n. The view of the buildings of a city, usually referring to a pictured...
• civically19adv. In a civic manner.
• civilians14n. Synonym of civvies.
• civilised15adj. Non-Oxford British English spelling of civilized.
• civilized24adj. Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.

CL

• cladistic14adj. Relating to a clade.
• cladogram15n. A branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic...
• clafoutis14n. A French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries)...
• claimable15adj. Able to be claimed.
• clamoring14n. A sound that clamors.
• clamorous13adj. Of great intensity. (of sounds).
• clampdown19n. A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control.
• clamshell16n. The shell of a clam.
• clapboard16n. A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as...
• clarified15adj. Made clear.
• clarifier14n. One who, or that which, clarifies.
• classical13adj. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or...
• classless11adj. Not divided into societal or economic groups.
• classmate13n. A student who is in the same class at school.
• classpath16n. The path on a file system where the Java virtual machine should look...
• classroom13n. A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
• classwork18n. That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
• clathrate14adj. Having a lattice-like structure.
• claustral11adj. Of or pertaining to a cloister.
• claustrum13n. A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the...
• claviform19adj. Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
• clayfield18n. A field from which clay is dug up.
• claystone14n. Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
• claytonia14n. Any plant in the taxonomic genus Claytonia.
• cleanable13adj. That can be cleaned.
• cleanness11n. Moral purity; innocence.
• cleanroom13n. A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize...
• cleansing12adj. That cleanses.
• cleanskin15n. An unbranded animal.
• cleantech16n. Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while...
• clearance13n. The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
• clearcoat13n. A (usually glossy and durable) transparent coat sprayed over the...
• clearness11n. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception...
• cleartext18n. The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text.
• clearwing15n. Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent...
• cleavable16adj. Capable of being cleaved.
• clenching17n. The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.
• cleopatra13n. The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
• clepsydra17n. Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman...
• clergyman17n. A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian...
• clerkship20n. The state or business of a clerk.
• cleverman16n. A traditional healer and keeper of culture in many Aboriginal societies...
• clickable19adj. That establishes rapport with an audience.
• clickbait19v. To add clickbait to a web page; to direct clickbait at someone.
• clientele11n. The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a...
• cliffside18n. The side of a cliff.
• climactic17adj. Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment...
• climbable17adj. Able to be climbed.
• climbdown19n. A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
• clinching17adj. That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and...
• clingfilm17n. Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food, etc.
• clinician13n. Any healthcare practitioner working at the point of care, in clinical...
• clipboard16n. A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at...
• cloakroom17n. A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear...
• clobbered16adj. Drunk.
• clockwise20adv. In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a...
• clockwork24n. A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of...
• cloisonne11n. A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored...
• clomifene16n. A synthetic non-steroidal drug used to treat infertility in women by...
• clonidine12n. A drug that acts as an α₂-adrenoreceptor agonist, used in the treatment...
• closedown15n. The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission...
• closeness11n. The state of being close (all senses).
• cloudland13n. Dreamland, fantasy land.
• cloudless12adj. Without any clouds.
• cloudlike16adj. Resembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy.
• clownfish20n. Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily...
• cloyingly18adv. In a cloying manner; with distasteful excess.
• clozapine22n. A sedative drug used to treat schizophrenia.
• clubbable17adj. Sociable.
• clubhouse16n. Any building used by a club for meetings or social activities.
• clustered12adj. Grouped into a cluster.
• clusterin11n. A heterodimeric glycoprotein associated with apoptosis.
• clutching17n. The act of one who clutches.
• cluttered12adj. Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space...

CN

• cnidarian12n. Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea...

CO

• coachable18adj. Able to be coached or tutored effectively.
• coachwork23n. The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
• coadjutor19n. An assistant or helper.
• coagulant12adj. That causes coagulation or that coagulates.
• coagulase12n. Any enzyme that induces coagulation.
• coagulate12v. To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
• coalfield15n. Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
• coalhouse14n. A building for the storage of coal.
• coalition11n. A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a...
• coalminer13n. One who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine.
• coastland12n. Coastal land.
• coastline11n. The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is...
• coastside12adj. Bordering a coast.
• coastwise14adj. Along the coast.
• coaxially21adv. With a common central axis.
• cobalamin15n. Any of several forms of vitamin B₁₂ depending on the upper axial ligand...
• cobordism16n. A connection between two manifolds of the same dimension n via a...
• cobwebbed21adj. Covered with cobwebs.
• coccygeal19adj. Relating to the coccyx.
• cochineal16n. A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the...
• coconutty16adj. Resembling coconuts, coconut-like.
• cocooning14n. The formation of a cocoon.
• coculture13n. A cell culture containing two (or sometimes more) different types of...
• codeshare15n. An agreement whereby an airline buys space on another airline and...
• codifying19n. A codification.
• coeternal11adj. Jointly or equally eternal.
• coevolved18adj. That has evolved, along with another organism, via coevolution.
• cofferdam20n. A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for...
• cofounded16adj. Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
• cofounder15n. A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a...
• cognition12n. The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding...
• cognitive15adj. Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as...
• cognizant21adj. Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact.
• coherence16n. The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
• coherency19n. The state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.
• cohousing15n. Housing in which the residents' private space is supplemented by...
• colcannon13n. A traditional Irish dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale...
• colchicum20n. Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
• coldblood15n. A horse of a breed suited to slow, heavy work; a draft horse.
• coldwater15adj. Located in or near cold ocean waters.
• colectivo16n. A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America.
• colectomy18n. The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or...
• collagist12adj. In the manner of a collage, or of the making of a collage.
• collaring12n. Material for making shirt collars.
• collation11n. The act of bringing things together and comparing them; comparison.
• colleague12n. A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other...
• collected14adj. Gathered together.
• collectin13n. A form of lectin derived from collagen.
• collector13n. A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a...
• collegial12adj. Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
• collegian12n. A student (or a former student) of a college.
• collegium14n. A committee or council.
• colliding13n. A collision.
• collimate13v. To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so...
• collinear11adj. Lying on the same straight line.
• collision11n. An instance of colliding.
• collocate13v. (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation...
• collodion12n. A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (pyroxylin) in alcohol and ether...
• colloidal12adj. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid.
• colloquia20n. A plural of colloquium.
• collotype16n. A dichromate-based photographic process formerly used for large-volume...
• colluding13adj. That colludes.
• collusion11n. A private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that...
• collusive14adj. Secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.
• colluvial14adj. Of or pertaining to colluvium.
• colluvium16n. A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.
• colocasia13n. Taro; eddo.
• colonelcy16n. The rank or office of a colonel.
• colonizer20n. One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a...
• colonnade12n. A series of columns at regular intervals.
• colorfast14adj. Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way...
• colorized21adj. Having been given added color.
• colorwork18n. Knitting involving multiple colors.
• colostomy16n. An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
• colostrum13n. A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the...
• colourant11n. A pigment, dye or other colour-altering product added to something.
• colourful14adj. British standard spelling of colorful.
• colouring12adj. Of something that provides colour.
• colourist11n. One who colours; an artist with a talent for colouring.
• coltsfoot14n. An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe...
• columbiad16n. A form of cannon from the 19th century, mostly used for seacoast...
• columbine15n. Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped...
• columbite15n. A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and...
• columella13n. Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar...
• columnist13n. A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper.
• combatant15n. A person engaged in combat, often armed.
• combative18adj. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
• combining16n. The act by which things are combined or brought together.
• combretum17n. Any of a number of tropical trees and shrubs in the genus Combretum.
• combustor15n. A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine...
• comforted17adj. Having been soothed or comforted.
• comforter16n. A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
• comically18adv. In a comical manner.
• comitatus13n. A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader.
• commander16n. One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval...
• commencer17n. One who commences.
• commendam18n. A vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided.
• commensal15adj. Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while...
• commenter15n. One who comments.
• commingle16v. To mix, to blend.
• commissar15n. An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit...
• committal15n. The act of entrusting something to someone.
• committed16adj. Obligated or locked in (often by a pledge) to some course of action.
• committee15n. A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some...
• committer15n. A person who is authorized to make changes to source code or other...
• commodify22v. To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its...
• commodity19n. Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
• commodore16n. A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
• commotion15n. A state of turbulent motion.
• communard16n. A person who lives in a commune.
• communing16n. The act of one who communes; a communion.
• communion15n. A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
• communism17n. Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the...
• communist15adj. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.
• community18n. A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law...
• commuting16n. Travel between home and workplace.
• comonomer15n. Any of a group of monomers that, when polymerized, form a copolymer.
• compacted18adj. Closely or densely packed together.
• compactly20adv. In a compact manner.
• compactor17n. A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by...
• compactum19n. A compact topological space.
• companion15n. A friend, acquaintance or partner; someone with whom one spends time or...
• compassed16adj. Rounded; arched.
• compelled16adj. Driven; forced.
• competent15adj. Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
• competing16adj. Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
• compiling16n. An act of something being compiled; a compilation.
• complaint15n. The act of complaining.
• completed16adj. Finished.
• completer15n. One who completes something.
• complexed23adj. Combined in the form of a complex.
• complexly25adv. In a complex manner.
• compliant15adj. Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
• complicit17adj. Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a...
• complying19adj. That complies.
• component15n. A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a...
• composing16adj. Conducive of a composed state, relaxing.
• composite15adj. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
• composter15n. A person or business that composts waste.
• composure15n. Calmness of mind or temperament.
• comprador16n. An intermediary.
• comprendo16v. Do you understand?
• computing16n. The process or act of calculation.
• comradely17adj. Having the characteristics of a comrade or of comradeship...
• comradery17n. Camaraderie.
• concavely19adv. In a concave manner.
• concavity19n. The state of being concave.
• concealed14adj. Hidden.
• concealer13n. Something that, or someone who, conceals.
• conceited14adj. Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities...
• conceiver16n. One who, or that which, conceives.
• conceptus15n. The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting...
• concerned14adj. Showing concern.
• concerted14adj. Performed through a concert of effort; done by agreement or in...
• concierge14n. An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of...
• conciliar13adj. Of or pertaining to a council, especially an ecclesiastical council.
• concisely16adv. In a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length.
• concision13n. Synonym of conciseness (“brevity or terseness”).
• concocted16adj. Invented, made up.
• concordat14n. A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and...
• concordia14n. A set of plotted points, appearing as a curve on a concordia diagram or...
• concourse13n. A large open space in or in front of a building where people can...
• concreted14adj. Covered in or surrounded by concrete.
• concubine15n. A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be...
• concussed14adj. Knocked out; temporarily confused or unconscious due to a blow to the...
• condemned15adj. Having received a curse to be doomed to suffer eternally.
• condensed13adj. Highly concentrated, or packed into a small space.
• condenser12n. A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a...
• condiment14n. Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or...
• condition12n. A state or quality.
• condoling13n. Condolence.
• conducing15adj. That conduces to a given purpose or end result.
• conducive17adj. Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
• conductor14n. One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
• conferral14n. The act of conferring something; conferment.
• confessed15adj. Which one admits or avows.
• confessio14n. A confession; a defense of one's faith, or a confession of guilt.
• confessor14n. One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but...
• confidant15n. A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
• confident15adj. Very sure of something; positive.
• confiding16adj. Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
• configure15v. To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for...
• confining15adj. Limiting; restrictive.
• confirmed17adj. Having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual.
• confiteor14n. A prayer, typically beginning “I confess to Almighty God…” in English...
• confiture14n. A preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit.
• confluent14adj. Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
• conformal16adj. That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
• conformed17adj. Similar in form.
• conformer16n. Any of a set of stereoisomers characterized by a conformation that...
• confusing15adj. Difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.
• confusion14n. A lack of clarity or order.
• congealed13adj. Viscid, coagulated; jelly-like, unusually thick (of a liquid).
• congenial12adj. Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or...
• congeries12n. A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
• congested13adj. Overcrowded.
• congruent12adj. Corresponding in character; congruous.
• congruity15n. The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
• congruous12adj. Corresponding in character.
• conically16adv. In a conical manner.
• conjoined19adj. Of persons (conjoined twins) or things: joined together physically.
• conjugacy24n. The condition or state of being conjugate.
• conjugate19v. To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses...
• conjuring19n. An act in which something is conjured.
• connected14adj. Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
• connector13n. One who connects; a networker.
• connexion18n. Dated spelling of connection.
• conniving15adj. That connives; conspiratorial.
• connubial13adj. Of or relating to the state of being married.
• conotoxin18n. A neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of...
• conquerer20n. One who conquers.
• conqueror20n. Someone who conquers.
• conscious13adj. Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
• conscript15n. One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a...
• consensus11n. A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among...
• consented12adj. To which consent has been given; agreed to.
• conserved15adj. Of or relating to something to which conservation has been applied...
• conserver14n. One who, or that which, conserves.
• consignee12n. The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.
• consoling12adj. Reducing grief, sorrow, or disappointment; comforting.
• consonant11n. A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of...
• constable13n. One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See...
• constancy16n. The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action...
• constrain11v. To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to...
• constrict13v. To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
• construal11n. The act of construing: interpreting, portraying, or both.
• construct13n. Something constructed from parts.
• consulate11n. Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in...
• consultee11n. A person who seeks a consultation.
• consulter11n. One who consults, or asks counsel or information.
• consultor11n. One who gives counsel; an adviser, especially in the Catholic Church.
• consuming14adj. Holding one's attention or interest.
• contactee13n. A person who is contacted by someone.
• contactor13n. A relay used to control an electrical power circuit.
• contagion12n. A disease spread by contact.
• contained12adj. Restricted in space.
• container11n. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or...
• contender12n. Someone who competes with one or more other people.
• contented12adj. Satisfied.
• contently14adv. In a contented manner; contentedly.
• contested12adj. Controversial; contentious; debated.
• continent11n. One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological...
• continual11adj. Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
• continued12adj. Prolonged; unstopped.
• continuer11n. One who or that which continues.
• continuum13n. A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different...
• contorted12adj. Twisted; screwed up.
• contoured12adj. Smoothly shaped.
• contralto11n. The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and...
• contrasty14adj. Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or...
• contrived15adj. Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
• contumacy18n. Disobedience, resistance to authority.
• contumely16n. Offensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.
• contusion11n. Synonym of bruise.
• conundrum14n. A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in...
• convector16n. A space heater that transfers heat by convection; a radiator.
• convening15n. An assembly; a meeting.
• converted15adj. Changed in form or function etc.
• converter14n. A person or thing that converts.
• convexity24n. The state of being convex.
• convinced17adj. In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.
• convincer16n. One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof.
• convivial17adj. Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it...
• convivium19n. A symposium.
• convolute14v. To make unnecessarily complex.
• cookhouse18n. A small building where cooking takes place.
• cookstove18n. A stove used for cooking, especially a primitive kind heated by burning...
• coomassie13n. Either of two blue dyes used in the textile industry.
• coonhound15n. Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting...
• cooperage14n. The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).
• cooperate13v. To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
• coopering14n. The vocation of, or output of, a cooper (barrelmaker): synonym of...
• copacetic17adj. Fine, excellent, OK, in excellent order.
• copayment18n. A fixed fee paid by subscribers to a medical insurance scheme for each...
• copiously16adv. In a copious manner; plentifully.
• copolymer18n. A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.
• coppertop17n. A person with ginger hair.
• coppicing18n. The act of cutting back a woody plant to promote new growth.
• coproduct16n. Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the...
• coprolite13n. A fossil consisting of petrified dung.
• copypasta18n. Code or documentation that has been copied and pasted, often...
• copyright20n. The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish...
• copywrite19v. To write the copy (or text) of an advertisement; to have a job as a...
• coralline11adj. Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family...
• corbelled14adj. Having corbels.
• corbicula15n. A bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close relatives, the corbiculae...
• corchorus16n. Any of the genus Corchorus of malvaceous flowering plants, some of...
• cordgrass13n. Any of various species of coastal wetland grass in the genus Spartina.
• cordially15adv. In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.
• corduroys15n. Trousers made from corduroy.
• cordyceps19n. Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac...
• cordyline15n. Any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering...
• coreopsis13n. Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with...
• coriander12n. The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
• corkscrew20n. An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes...
• cormorant13n. Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family...
• cornbread14n. Bread made from cornmeal.
• corncrake17n. A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable...
• cornelian11n. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix.
• cornering12n. A piece of decorative work forming a corner.
• cornerman13n. A coach, trainer or other assistant who attends to a boxer between...

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