8-letter words containing a, t, p
- captaine — Obsolete spelling of captain.
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- captchas — Plural form of captcha.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- captived — Simple past tense and past participle of captive.
- captives — Plural form of captive; persons held prisoner.
- captured — Simple past tense and past participle of capture.
- capturer — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- captures — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- capulets — Plural form of capulet.
- car part — a component of an automobile
- car port — A car port is a shelter for cars which is attached to a house and consists of a flat roof supported on pillars.
- carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- cat flap — opening in door for cat
- catalpas — Plural form of catalpa.
- cataphor — a word that refers to or stands for another word used later
- catapult — A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts.
- catch up — If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
- catch-up — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- cei-pact — Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- chalkpit — a quarry for chalk
- champart — the granting of land to a person on condition that a portion of the harvest will be given to the landowner
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chapatti — An extremely simple circular, flat, unleavened bread made with sieved wholemeal flour and water. Found in Indian cuisine.
- chapatty — Archaic spelling of chapatti.
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chappati — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- chip art — microchip art
- chupatty — Alternative spelling of chapatti.
- chutzpah — If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people.
- clap-net — a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
- claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- clay pit — a pit or mine from which clay is extracted
- clip art — a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents
- clodpate — A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- coal pit — a pit where coal is dug.
- coal pot — a cooking device using charcoal, consisting of a raised iron bowl and a central grid
- coalport — a white translucent bone china having richly coloured moulded patterns, made in the 19th century at Coalport near Shrewsbury
- compacts — Plural form of compact.
- compathy — feelings, as happiness or grief, shared with another or others.