9-letter words containing a, c, o, u
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- ceanothus — any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
- cellarous — of, relating to or resembling a cellar
- cepaceous — having an onion-like smell or taste
- cephalous — having a head
- ceraceous — waxlike or waxy
- ceratodus — any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic times
- cetaceous — Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the order Cetacea.
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- chancrous — (medicine) Of the nature of a chancre; affected by chancre.
- changchou — Changzhou
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- chardzhou — a city in E Turkmenistan, on the Amu Darya.
- chargeous — (obsolete) burdensome.
- cheap out — to take the cheapest option; try to do something as cheaply as possible
- chechaquo — Alternative form of cheechako.
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- chiaochou — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- choluteca — a city in S Honduras.
- chuanchow — a seaport in SE Fujian province, in SE China, on Taiwan Strait.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- churrasco — meat cooked over an open fire.
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- clamorous — If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting.
- clamoured — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourer — One who clamours.
- clangours — Plural form of clangour.
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
- cloud ear — tree ear
- cloudbank — Alternative form of cloud bank.
- cloudland — region of dreams, imagination, or impractical speculation; visionary realm
- cloudware — software that runs and is accessed on remote Internet servers rather than on local servers or personal computers; web-based applications and services.
- club soda — Club soda is fizzy water used for mixing with alcoholic drinks and fruit juice.
- club sofa — a heavily upholstered sofa having solid sides and a low back.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
- co durham — County Durham
- co-author — The co-authors of a book, play, or report are the people who have written it together.
- co-equals — equal with another or each other in rank, ability, extent, etc.: The two top students were coequal.
- coadjutor — a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
- coadunate — united; joined together
- coagulant — a substance that aids or produces coagulation
- coagulase — any enzyme that causes coagulation of blood
- coagulate — When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
- coalhouse — a shed or building for storing coal
- coauthors — Plural form of coauthor.
- cobaltous — of or containing cobalt in the divalent state
- cocoanuts — Plural form of cocoanut.
- cocurator — a fellow curator
- coeducate — Alternative spelling of co-educate.