8-letter words containing a, c, i, s
- chicanes — Plural form of chicane.
- chicanos — of or relating to Mexican-Americans or their culture.
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chiliast — (Christianity) One who believes that Jesus will reign over Earth for a thousand years.
- chimeras — Plural form of chimera.
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- chitosan — a polysaccharide produced from chitin
- chrismal — Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
- ciliates — Plural form of ciliate.
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- cineaste — an enthusiast for films
- cis male — a person who was born male and whose gender identity is male.
- cislunar — of or relating to the space between the earth and the moon
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- citadels — Plural form of citadel.
- citharas — Plural form of cithara.
- citrates — Plural form of citrate.
- cladists — Plural form of cladist.
- clannish — If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.
- clanship — an association of families under the leadership of a chieftain
- clarions — Plural form of clarion.
- clarissa — a feminine name
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- clashing — to make a loud, harsh noise: The gears of the old car clashed and grated.
- clasping — (of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem.
- classico — (of Italian wines) coming from the Chianti wine-growing region
- classics — ancient Greek and Roman culture considered as a subject for academic study
- classier — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
- classily — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- classing — Present participle of class.
- classism — the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others
- classist — Of or pertaining to classism.
- claudius — full name Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus. 10 bc–54 ad, Roman emperor (41–54); invaded Britain (43); poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina
- clausing — (shipping) present participle of clause.
- clausius — Rudolf Julius (ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs). 1822–88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases
- claviers — Plural form of clavier.
- 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.
- climates — Plural form of climate.
- climaxes — Plural form of climax.
- coalfish — a dark-coloured gadoid food fish, Pollachius virens, occurring in northern seas
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- coarsish — quite coarse
- coassist — to assist jointly
- coasting — the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
- coatings — Plural form of coating.
- cohabits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit.
- coinages — the act, process, or right of making coins.