9-letter words containing c
- aeschines — ?389–?314 bc, Athenian orator; the main political opponent of Demosthenes
- aeschylus — ?525–?456 bc, Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek tragedy. Seven of his plays are extant, including Seven Against Thebes, The Persians, Prometheus Bound, and the trilogy of the Oresteia
- aesthetic — Aesthetic is used to talk about beauty or art, and people's appreciation of beautiful things.
- affecters — to give the appearance of; pretend or feign: to affect knowledge of the situation.
- affecting — If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
- affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
- affective — relating to affects
- affianced — betrothed; engaged.
- affiances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiance.
- afflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- afflicter — a person who causes distress, torment, or affliction
- affluence — Affluence is the state of having a lot of money or a high standard of living.
- affluency — affluence (def 2).
- affricate — a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair
- afro-comb — a comb with a handle and long teeth used esp on curly hair
- aftercare — Aftercare is the nursing and care of people who have been treated in hospital, and who are now recovering.
- aftercast — a casting made from a mold that was itself made from an original casting.
- afterclap — an unexpected, usually unwanted, repercussion of or sequel to an affair which had been thought to be closed
- afterdeck — the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship
- agalactia — absence or failure of secretion of milk
- agelastic — never laughing; mirthless
- agincourt — a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number
- agnatical — relating to agnates
- agnostics — Plural form of agnostic.
- agonistic — striving for effect; strained
- agreeance — the act or state of agreeing; agreement.
- agrodolce — an Italian sweet-and-sour sauce, made with onions, garlic, red wine vinegar, sugar, and raisins
- agrologic — of or relating to agrology
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- ahimelech — a priest who was killed by Saul for helping David. I Sam. 21:1–9; 22:9–23.
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history
- ailanthic — of or relating to the ailanthus tree
- air brick — a ceramic or metal unit the size of a brick, open at the sides for admitting air to a building interior.
- air cargo — cargo transported or to be transported by an air carrier.
- air coach — coach (def 4).
- air corps — (before July 26, 1947) a branch of the U.S. Army concerned with military aviation.
- air cover — the use of aircraft to provide aerial protection for ground forces against enemy air attack
- air crash — a crash involving one or more aircraft
- air force — An air force is the part of a country's armed forces that is concerned with fighting in the air.
- air scoop — a device fitted to the surface of an aircraft to provide air pressure or ventilation from the airflow
- air scout — a scout belonging to a scout troop that specializes in flying, gliding, etc
- air space — a space occupied by air.
- air stack — stack (def 13).
- air-lance — to clean with an air lance.
- airbricks — Plural form of airbrick.
- aircrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of aircraft.
- airscrews — Plural form of airscrew.
- airy disc — the bright central part of the diffraction pattern of light from a point source that is diffracted by a circular aperture.
- aitchbone — the rump bone or floor of the pelvis in cattle
- akathisic — Relating to, or exhibiting, akathisia.