8-letter words containing a, e, t, s
- case out — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- caseated — Simple past tense and past participle of caseate.
- casemate — an armoured compartment in a ship or fortification in which guns are mounted
- casement — A casement or a casement window is a window that opens by means of hinges, usually at the side.
- cassette — A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film.
- castable — able to be cast; suitable for casting
- castanet — either of a pair of concave pieces of wood held in the palm of the hand and clicked together, usually to accompany dancing.
- casteism — the belief in, and adherence to, the caste system
- castered — a person or thing that casts.
- castrate — To castrate a male animal or a man means to remove his testicles.
- castries — the capital and chief port of St Lucia. Pop: 14 000 (2005 est)
- catalase — an enzyme that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
- catalyse — If something catalyses a thing or a situation, it makes it active.
- catchers — Plural form of catcher.
- caterans — Plural form of cateran.
- caterers — Plural form of caterer.
- cateress — a female caterer
- catheads — Plural form of cathead.
- cathects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cathect.
- cathetus — a straight line or radius positioned perpendicular to another line or radius
- cathexes — Plural form of cathexis.
- cathexis — concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
- cathodes — Plural form of cathode.
- cathouse — a house of prostitution
- catslide — (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- cattiest — catlike; feline.
- cavities — Plural form of cavity.
- celestas — Plural form of celesta.
- centaurs — Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centavos — Plural form of centavo.
- ceramist — a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
- cerastes — any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
- 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.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- charoset — a dish of chopped fruit, nuts, and wine eaten at Passover, representing the mortar that Jewish slaves used to build parts of Egypt
- charters — Plural form of charter.
- chartres — a city in NW France: Gothic cathedral; market town. Pop: 41 588 (2006)
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- chastest — Superlative form of chaste.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- chatfest — (informal) A talkfest.
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chatters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chatter.
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.