8-letter words containing c, a, i, r, n
- cancrine — resembling a crab
- cancroid — resembling a cancerous growth
- canister — A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
- canotier — a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- caponier — a covered passageway built across a ditch as a military defence
- caprines — Plural form of caprine.
- car line — trolley line.
- carangid — any marine percoid fish of the family Carangidae, having a compressed body and deeply forked tail. The group includes the jacks, horse mackerel, pompano, and pilot fish
- carbanil — phenyl isocyanate.
- carbines — Plural form of carbine.
- carbinol — methanol
- carbonic — (of a compound) containing carbon, esp tetravalent carbon
- cardigan — A cardigan is a knitted woollen sweater that you can fasten at the front with buttons or a zip.
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- careline — a telephone service set up by a company or other organization to provide its customers or clients with information about its products or services
- carillon — a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
- carinate — having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
- caringly — In a caring manner.
- carinula — a small carina.
- cariocan — a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- carlings — Plural form of carling.
- carmania — a province of the ancient Persian empire, on the Gulf of Oman.
- carminic — Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.
- carnatic — a region of S India, between the Eastern Ghats and the Coromandel Coast: originally the country of the Kanarese; historically important as a rich and powerful trading centre; now part of Tamil Nadu state
- carnegie — Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
- carnifex — an executioner
- carniola — a region of N Slovenia: a former duchy and crownland of Austria (1335–1919); divided between Yugoslavia and Italy in 1919; part of Yugoslavia (1947–92)
- carnitas — A Mexican dish involving strips of braised or roasted pork.
- carnival — A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
- carolina — a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas
- caroline — characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
- caroming — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carry-in — of or relating to a type of after-sales service in which the customer must take the product to the service provider for repair
- carrying — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- carvings — Plural form of carving.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- caterina — a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- cavicorn — (of sheep, goats, etc) having hollow horns as distinct from the solid antlers of deer
- centiare — a unit of area equal to one square metre
- centibar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- cernauti — a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- cesarian — Also called Cesarean section, C-section. an operation by which a fetus is taken from the uterus by cutting through the walls of the abdomen and uterus.
- chagrins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chagrin.
- chairing — a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chairman — The chairman of a committee, organization, or company is the head of it.