8-letter words containing a, c, e, i, t
- castries — the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)
- cat line — A cat line is a thin cable which is used with other equipment to move small parts of a rig or drill string.
- catamite — a boy kept for sexual purposes
- catbrier — any prickly vines of the genus Smilax, such as greenbrier
- catechin — a soluble yellow solid substance found in catechu and mahogany wood and used in tanning and dyeing. Formula: C15H14O6
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- caterina — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- cathexis — concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
- catiline — Latin name Lucius Sergius Catilina. ?108–62 bc, Roman politician: organized an unsuccessful conspiracy against Cicero (63–62)
- catslide — (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- cattiest — catlike; feline.
- caudaite — a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
- cavitate — to form cavities or bubbles
- cavitied — Having cavities.
- cavities — Plural form of cavity.
- cei-pact — Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- centiare — a unit of area equal to one square metre
- centibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- centiday — One one-hundredth (1/100) of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- ceramist — a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
- ceratite — An ammonoid fossil of an intermediate type found chiefly in the Permian and Triassic periods, typically with partly frilled and partly lobed suture lines.
- ceratoid — having the shape or texture of animal horn
- cernauti — a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- cessavit — (UK, legal, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
- chainlet — a small chain of hotels, shops, etc
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- chatline — People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in.
- chattier — Comparative form of chatty.
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- chigetai — a variety of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus, of Mongolia
- ciliated — possessing or relating to cilia
- ciliates — Plural form of ciliate.
- cineaste — an enthusiast for films
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- citadels — Plural form of citadel.
- citeable — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- citrated — treated with a citrate
- citrates — Plural form of citrate.
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- clavinet — An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- clematis — A clematis is a type of flowering shrub which can be grown to climb up walls or fences. There are many different varieties of clematis.
- cliental — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.