8-letter words containing c, a, t, s
- cathexis — concentration of psychic energy on a single goal
- cathisma — a short hymn used as a response
- cathodes — Plural form of cathode.
- cathouse — a house of prostitution
- catslide — (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- catstick — a broomstick or other stick used as a bat, especially in playing tipcat.
- catsuits — Plural form of catsuit.
- cattails — Plural form of cattail.
- cattalos — Plural form of cattalo.
- cattiest — catlike; feline.
- catullus — Gaius Valerius (ˈɡaɪəs vəˈlɪərɪəs). ?84–?54 bc, Roman lyric poet, noted particularly for his love poems
- catwalks — Plural form of catwalk.
- catworks — the machinery used on a drilling platform
- caustics — Plural form of caustic.
- cautions — alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness: Landslides ahead—proceed with caution.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- cavities — Plural form of cavity.
- celestas — Plural form of celesta.
- centaurs — Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centavos — Plural form of centavo.
- ceramist — a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist
- cerastes — any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
- cessavit — (UK, legal, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
- chanters — Plural form of chanter.
- chanteys — Plural form of chantey.
- chaotics — (literature) A recent branch of literary and cultural studies based on chaos theory and the inherent structure of apparently chaotic systems.
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chariest — Superlative form of chary.
- chariots — Plural form of chariot.
- charoset — a dish of chopped fruit, nuts, and wine eaten at Passover, representing the mortar that Jewish slaves used to build parts of Egypt
- charters — Plural form of charter.
- chartism — the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs
- chartist — a stock market specialist who analyses and predicts market trends from graphs of recent price and volume movements of selected securities
- chartres — a city in NW France: Gothic cathedral; market town. Pop: 41 588 (2006)
- chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- chastens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten.
- chastest — Superlative form of chaste.
- chasting — Present participle of chast.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- chastize — Alternative form of chastise.
- chatfest — (informal) A talkfest.
- chattels — Plural form of chattel.
- chatters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chatter.
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- cheaters — eyeglasses, esp. dark glasses
- cheetahs — Plural form of cheetah.
- chelates — Plural form of chelate.