8-letter words containing a, c, s
- isostacy — Geology. the equilibrium of the earth's crust, a condition in which the forces tending to elevate balance those tending to depress.
- isotachs — Plural form of isotach.
- issachar — a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:18.
- issuance — the act of issuing.
- j'accuse — any strong denunciation
- jacamars — Plural form of jacamar.
- jackdaws — Plural form of jackdaw.
- jackfish — any of several pikes, especially the northern pike.
- jacklegs — Plural form of jackleg.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- jackshit — Alternative spelling of jack shit.
- jackstay — a rod or batten, following a yard, gaff, or boom, to which one edge of a sail is bent.
- jacobins — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- jacobsen — Jens Peter [yens pey-tuh r] /yɛns ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1847–85, Danish novelist.
- jacuzzis — Plural form of jacuzzi.
- jetpacks — Plural form of jetpack.
- job case — any of various cases for holding type, especially one of several that accommodate both uppercase and lowercase letters. Compare California job case, case2 (def 8).
- jurassic — noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
- justicia — any of numerous plants and shrubs of the genus Justicia, which includes the shrimp plant and water willow.
- kachinas — Plural form of kachina.
- keramics — ceramics.
- key case — a small case in which keys are carried.
- keycards — Plural form of keycard.
- kick ass — strikingly or overwhelmingly tough, aggressive, powerful, or effective: He finally built himself a kick-ass computer.
- kick-ass — strikingly or overwhelmingly tough, aggressive, powerful, or effective: He finally built himself a kick-ass computer.
- kickshaw — a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- knackers — Plural form of knacker.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- knapsack — a canvas, nylon, or leather bag for clothes, food, and other supplies, carried on the back by soldiers, hikers, etc.
- kneecaps — Plural form of kneecap.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- la scala — the chief opera house in Italy, in Milan (opened 1776)
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- lace-ups — Lace-ups are shoes which are fastened with laces.
- laceless — (of shoes, basketballs, etc.) Without laces.
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- laciness — a lacy quality or state
- lacinias — Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lacquers — Plural form of lacquer.
- lacrosse — a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- lactates — Plural form of lactate.
- lacteals — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
- lacteous — milky; of the color of milk.
- lactones — Plural form of lactone.
- lacunars — Plural form of lacunar.
- lacunose — full of or having lacunae.
- lanciers — Plural form of lancier.