8-letter words containing c, a, g, e
- carriage — A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- carthage — an ancient city state, on the N African coast near present-day Tunis. Founded about 800 bc by Phoenician traders, it grew into an empire dominating N Africa and the Mediterranean. Destroyed and then rebuilt by Rome, it was finally razed by the Arabs in 697 ad
- carucage — the tax due on a carucate
- category — If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- cattegat — Kattegat
- cerclage — the treatment of an incompetent cervix by means of a suture in early pregnancy to prevent miscarriage
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- changers — Plural form of changer.
- changeth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'change'.
- changeup — Alternative form of change-up.
- changteh — Changde
- chantage — the use of threats to extort money; blackmail
- chargers — Plural form of charger.
- chargeth — Archaic third-person singular form of charge.
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- chekiang — Zhejiang
- chigetai — a variety of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus, of Mongolia
- chippage — the fact or an instance of chipping: The pottery could not be insured against chippage.
- chummage — (formerly) a fee paid by a prisoner for sole occupancy of a cell
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- clangers — Plural form of clanger.
- claviger — a key- or club-bearer
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- 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.
- cleavage — A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck.
- cleaving — Present participle of cleave.
- cloudage — a mass of clouds
- coagency — a joint agency
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.
- cogenial — Alternative spelling of congenial.
- cogitate — If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something.
- cognates — Plural form of cognate.
- coinages — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- collaged — a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- collagen — Collagen is a protein that is found in the bodies of people and animals. It is often used as an ingredient in cosmetics or is injected into the face in cosmetic surgery, in order to make the skin look younger.
- collages — Plural form of collage.
- collegia — Ecclesiastical. college (def 11).
- commager — Henry Steele, 1902–98, U.S. historian, author, and teacher.
- compages — a structure or framework
- con game — a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
- congaree — river in S.C., joining the Wateree to form the Santee River: 52 mi (84 km)
- congeals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congeal.
- copiague — a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- corsages — Plural form of corsage.
- cosgrave — Liam (ˈliːəm). born 1920, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1973–77)
- cottager — a person who lives in a cottage
- cottages — Plural form of cottage.
- cottagey — of or resembling a cottage