8-letter words containing c, a, i
- aromatic — An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices.
- arriccio — (formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
- articals — Misspelling of articles Plural form of artical.
- articled — In Britain, someone who is articled to a firm of lawyers or accountants is employed by the firm and is training to become qualified.
- articles — legal training
- artifact — any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc.
- artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- arvicole — a mouse or water vole that belongs to the genus Arvicola
- arythmic — relating to arythmia
- asbestic — relating to asbestos
- ascanius — the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome
- ascarids — Plural form of ascarid.
- ascetics — Plural form of ascetic.
- ascidian — any minute marine invertebrate animal of the class Ascidiacea, such as the sea squirt, the adults of which are degenerate and sedentary: subphylum Tunicata (tunicates)
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- asconoid — pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- ascorbic — Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.
- ascribed — Simple past tense and past participle of ascribe.
- ascribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascribe.
- aseismic — denoting a region free of earthquakes
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- ass-kick — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- asthenic — of, relating to, or having asthenia; weak
- astucity — Craftiness; astuteness.
- asuncion — the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)
- ataraxic — a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.
- atchison — a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- atechnic — a person who has no technical or scientific ability or understanding
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- atlantic — of or relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean
- atomical — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- atrichia — congenital absence or loss of hair.
- atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- atticize — to conform or adapt to the Attic Greek style of expression, habits, and beliefs
- atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- auctions — Plural form of auction.
- audacity — Audacity is audacious behaviour.
- audience — The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.
- auncient — Obsolete form of ancient.
- auricled — (botany) auriculate.
- auricles — Plural form of auricle.
- auricula — a widely cultivated alpine primrose, Primula auricula, with leaves shaped like a bear's ear
- aurignac — a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.
- auspices — an augur of ancient Rome.