8-letter words containing c, a, i, n
- califont — a gas water heater
- callings — Plural form of calling.
- calycine — relating to, belonging to, or resembling a calyx
- cambrian — of, denoting, or formed in the first 65 million years of the Palaeozoic era, during which marine invertebrates, esp trilobites, flourished
- camelina — The plant Camelina sativa, sometimes cultivated for oilseed.
- cameline — a material made from camel hair
- campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
- campania — a region of SW Italy: includes the islands of Capri and Ischia. Chief town: Naples. Pop: 5 725 098 (2003 est). Area: 13 595 sq km (5248 sq miles)
- camphine — rectified oil of turpentine
- campinas — a city in SE Brazil, in São Paulo state: centre of a rich agricultural region, producing esp coffee. Pop: 2 640 000 (2005 est)
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- canadian — Canadian means belonging or relating to Canada, or to its people or culture.
- canaigre — a dock, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the southern US, the root of which yields a substance used in tanning
- canaille — the masses; mob; rabble
- canalise — (British spelling) To convert a river or other waterway into a canal.
- canalize — to provide with or convert into a canal or canals
- canaries — Plural form of canary.
- cancelli — strips that form a latticework
- cancrine — resembling a crab
- cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
- candidal — relating to candida
- candidly — frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
- candling — a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- candying — any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- canfield — a gambling game adapted from a type of patience
- canicula — Sirius, the Dog Star
- canidate — Eye dialect of candidate.
- caninity — the quality or state of being canine
- canistel — an evergreen tree, Pouteria campechiana, that is native to Central America and the West Indies
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canities — greyness or whiteness of hair
- cannabin — a greenish-black poisonous resin obtained from the Indian hemp plant
- cannabis — Cannabis is the hemp plant when it is used as a drug.
- cannibal — Cannibals are people who eat the flesh of other human beings.
- cannikin — a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel
- cannolis — Plural form of cannoli.
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- canoeist — A canoeist is someone who is skilled at racing and performing tests of skill in a canoe.
- canonise — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- canonist — a specialist in canon law
- canonize — If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint.
- canopied — A canopied building or piece of furniture is covered with a roof or a piece of material supported by poles.
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- canstick — a candlestick
- canticle — a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
- canticum — a canticle
- cantigny — a village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918.
- cantinas — Plural form of cantina.
- cantling — a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.