8-letter words containing a, c, i, s
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- ass-kick — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astucity — Craftiness; astuteness.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- auricles — Plural form of auricle.
- auspices — an augur of ancient Rome.
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autistic — An autistic person suffers from autism.
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- avionics — Avionics is the science of electronics used in aviation.
- babiches — Plural form of babiche.
- bacchius — a metrical foot of one short syllable followed by two long ones (◡ – –)
- bacillus — A bacillus is any bacterium that has a long, thin shape.
- backfist — a karate punch with the back of a clenched hand.
- backings — Plural form of backing.
- backlins — backward; back.
- backlist — a publisher's previously published books that are still available
- backside — Your backside is the part of your body that you sit on.
- backslid — Simple past tense and past participle of backslide.
- backspin — a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- baldrics — Plural form of baldric.
- balsamic — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- basaltic — the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- basicity — the state of being a base
- basilect — (in a region where creole is or has been spoken) the dialect closest to that creole and furthest removed from the most prestigious dialect (the acrolect) of the region
- basilica — A basilica is a church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.
- betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
- bifocals — Bifocals are glasses with lenses made in two halves. The top part is for looking at things some distance away, and the bottom part is for reading and looking at things that are close.
- biphasic — having two phases
- bismarck — a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital. Pop: 56 344 (2003 est)
- blackish — Something that is blackish is very dark in colour.
- brackish — Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant.
- brancusi — Constantin (konstanˈtin). 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal forms
- brassica — Brassicas are vegetables such as cabbages, broccoli and turnips.
- brisance — the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive
- c (ansi) — ANSI C
- cabalism — a mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
- cabalist — a member of a cabal.
- cabinets — Plural form of cabinet.
- caciques — Plural form of cacique.
- caddised — trimmed with caddis
- caecitis — an inflammation of the caecum