8-letter words containing a, c, i, s
- catslide — (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- catstick — a broomstick or other stick used as a bat, especially in playing tipcat.
- catsuits — Plural form of catsuit.
- cattails — Plural form of cattail.
- cattiest — catlike; feline.
- caucasia — a region in SW Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea: contains the Caucasus Mountains, dividing it into Ciscaucasia in the north and Transcaucasia in the south; one of the most complex ethnic areas in the world, with over 50 different peoples
- caucasic — Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by fair to dark skin, straight to tightly curled hair, and light to very dark eyes, and originally inhabiting Europe, parts of North Africa, western Asia, and India.
- causerie — an informal talk or conversational piece of writing
- caustics — Plural form of caustic.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- cavefish — any of various small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genera Amblyopsis, Chologaster, etc, living in subterranean and other waters in S North America
- cavities — Plural form of cavity.
- cedillas — Plural form of cedilla.
- ceramics — the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc
- ceramist — a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
- cesarian — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- 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.
- chabasie — Dated form of chabazite.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chainsaw — a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
- chalcids — Plural form of chalcid.
- chalices — Plural form of chalice.
- chamisal — a thicket or overgrowth of chamiso
- chamisos — Plural form of chamiso.
- chaotics — (literature) A recent branch of literary and cultural studies based on chaos theory and the inherent structure of apparently chaotic systems.
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chappies — Plural form of chappie.
- char siu — barbecued marinated pork
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charisma — You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
- charisms — Plural form of charism.
- charlies — a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- chartism — the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs
- chartist — a stock market specialist who analyses and predicts market trends from graphs of recent price and volume movements of selected securities
- chasible — Alternative form of chasuble.
- chasidic — Hasid.
- chasidim — Hasidim
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- cheapish — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- chiantis — Plural form of chianti.
- chiasmas — Plural form of chiasma.
- chiasmic — Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- chiasmus — reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases
- chiastic — characterized by chiasmus.