8-letter words containing c, a, p, s
- claypans — Plural form of claypan.
- cleanups — Plural form of cleanup.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- compacts — Plural form of compact.
- compages — a structure or framework
- compares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compare.
- comparsa — a song and folk dance of Cuba.
- copastor — a fellow pastor
- copperas — ferrous sulfate
- coprosma — any shrub of the Australasian rubiaceous genus Coprosma: sometimes planted for ornament
- copycats — Plural form of copycat.
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- cpu wars — /C-P-U worz/ A 1979 large-format comic by Chas Andres chronicling the attempts of the brainwashed androids of IPM (Impossible to Program Machines) to conquer and destroy the peaceful denizens of HEC (Human Engineered Computers). This rather transparent allegory featured many references to ADVENT and the immortal line "Eat flaming death, minicomputer mongrels!" (uttered, of course, by an IPM stormtrooper). It is alleged that the author subsequently received a letter of appreciation on IBM company stationery from the head of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Laboratories (then, as now, one of the few islands of true hackerdom in the IBM archipelago). The lower loop of the B in the IBM logo, it is said, had been carefully whited out. See eat flaming death.
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crapfest — (informal, vulgar) Something of incredibly low quality.
- crappies — Plural form of crappie.
- crashpad — a place to sleep or live temporarily
- crispate — having a curled or waved appearance
- cupcakes — Plural form of cupcake.
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- cuspated — Ending in a point.
- cuspidal — of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- cypselae — Plural form of cypsela.
- daypacks — Plural form of daypack.
- decapods — Plural form of decapod.
- despatch — dispatch
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- dickslap — (slang, rare) An objectionable person.
- diphasic — having two phases; two-phase.
- dispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- dispeace — an absence of peace
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- epicarps — Plural form of epicarp.
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- escapade — An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- escapees — Plural form of escapee.
- escapers — Plural form of escaper.
- escaping — Present participle of escape.
- escapism — The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
- escapist — Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
- escarped — Simple past tense and past participle of escarp.
- especial — Better or greater than usual; special.
- exocarps — Plural form of exocarp.
- foolscap — a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.