8-letter words containing c, a, n, i
- cantoris — (in antiphonal music) to be sung by the cantorial side of a choir
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- capeline — a cap-shaped bandage for covering either the head or an amputation stump
- capelins — Plural form of capelin.
- capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- capeskin — a soft leather obtained from the skins of a type of lamb or sheep having hairlike wool
- capetian — a member of the dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, which ruled France from 987–1328 ad
- capitano — a captain or chief
- caponier — a covered passageway built across a ditch as a military defence
- caponize — to make (a cock) into a capon
- caprines — Plural form of caprine.
- capsicin — a liquid or resin extracted from capsicum
- captaine — Obsolete spelling of captain.
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- capuchin — any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
- 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.
- castings — Plural form of casting.
- castiron — Alternative spelling of cast iron.
- castling — the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- cat line — A cat line is a thin cable which is used with other equipment to move small parts of a rig or drill string.