8-letter words containing a, c, r, i
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- cardioid — a heart-shaped curve generated by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls around another fixed circle of equal radius, a. Equation: r = a(1 – cos φ), where r is the radius vector and φ is the polar angle
- carditic — relating to carditis
- carditis — inflammation of the heart
- carducci — Giosuè (dʒozuˈɛ). 1835–1907, Italian poet: Nobel prize for literature 1906
- careline — a telephone service set up by a company or other organization to provide its customers or clients with information about its products or services
- cariacou — any of several deer of the American subgenus Cariacus
- caribees — See under Antilles.
- caribous — Plural form of caribou.
- carillon — a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
- carinate — having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
- caringly — In a caring manner.
- carinula — a small carina.
- cariocan — a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- carioles — Plural form of cariole.
- caritive — (in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- carlings — Plural form of carling.
- carlisle — a city in NW England, administrative centre of Cumbria: railway and industrial centre. Pop: 71 773 (2001)
- carmania — a province of the ancient Persian empire, on the Gulf of Oman.
- carminic — Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.
- carnatic — a region of S India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast: originally the country of the Kanarese; historically important as a rich and powerful trading centre; now part of Tamil Nadu state
- carnegie — Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
- carnifex — an executioner
- carniola — a region of N Slovenia: a former duchy and crownland of Austria (1335–1919); divided between Yugoslavia and Italy in 1919; part of Yugoslavia (1947–92)
- carnitas — A Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
- carnival — A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
- carol ii — 1893–1953, king of Romania (1930–40), who was deposed by the Iron Guard
- carolina — a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas
- caroline — characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
- caroming — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carotids — Plural form of carotid.
- carpalia — any of the bones of the wrist.
- carracci — a family of Italian painters, born in Bologna: Agostino (aɡosˈtiːno) (1557–1602); his brother, Annibale (anˈniːbale) (1560–1609), noted for his frescoes, esp in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome; and their cousin, Ludovico (ludoˈviːko) (1555–1619). They were influential in reviving the classical tradition of the Renaissance and founded a teaching academy (1582) in Bologna
- carriage — A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- carriere — Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1906, French painter and lithographer.
- carriers — Plural form of carrier.
- carriole — cariole
- carritch — catechism
- carry-in — of or relating to a type of after-sales service in which the customer must take the product to the service provider for repair
- carrying — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- carvings — Plural form of carving.
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- cashiers — Plural form of cashier.
- casimere — cassimere
- cassirer — Ernst (ɛrnst). 1874–1945, German neo-Kantian philosopher. The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms (1923–29) analyses the symbols that underlie all manifestations, including myths and language, of human culture
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castrati — a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
- castries — the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)
- catbirds — Plural form of catbird.