8-letter words containing a, n, e, c
- chessman — any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
- chicaned — Simple past tense and past participle of chicane.
- chicanes — Plural form of chicane.
- chimenea — An earthenware outdoor fireplace shaped like a light bulb, with the bulbous end housing the fire and typically supported by a wrought-iron stand.
- chiminea — a free-standing outdoor fireplace with a rounded body
- chinbeak — a molding having a convex upper surface and a concave lower one, with a fillet between them; beak.
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- cineaste — an enthusiast for films
- cinerama — wide-screen presentation of films using either three separate 35mm projectors or one 70mm projector to produce an image on a large deeply curved screen
- cinerary — holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies: a cinerary urn.
- cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
- cisterna — a sac or partially closed space containing body fluid, esp lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
- cistvaen — a pre-Christian stone coffin or burial chamber
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- clangers — Plural form of clanger.
- clanless — a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
- clansmen — Irregular plural form of clansman.
- clap-net — a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
- clarence — a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, having a glass front
- clarinet — A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
- classmen — Plural form of classman.
- claudine — a female given name, form of Claudia.
- clavecin — a harpsichord
- clavinet — An electrophonic keyboard instrument, an electronically amplified clavichord with a distinctive bright staccato sound.
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- clean-up — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleaners — A person or thing that cleans something, in particular.
- cleanest — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- cleaneth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clean.
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- cleanout — the removal of something from a place
- cleansed — Simple past tense and past participle of cleanse.
- cleanser — A cleanser is a liquid or cream that you use for cleaning your skin.
- cleanses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cleanse.
- cleanups — Plural form of cleanup.
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- cliental — a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clinamen — a bias or inclination
- coachmen — Plural form of coachman.
- coagency — a joint agency
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.
- coalmine — a system of excavations made for the extraction of coal
- coattend — to attend jointly
- cocinera — (in Mexico) a female cook
- cockayne — a fabled land of luxury and idleness.
- codename — Alternative spelling of code name.
- cogenial — Alternative spelling of congenial.
- cognates — Plural form of cognate.