7-letter words containing c, a, u, s
- bucksaw — a woodcutting saw having its blade set in a frame and tensioned by a turnbuckle across the back of the frame
- cachous — Plural form of cachou.
- caesium — a ductile silvery-white element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive metal. It occurs in pollucite and lepidolite and is used in photocells. The radioisotope caesium-137, with a half-life of 30.2 years, is used in radiotherapy. Symbol: Cs; atomic no: 55; atomic wt: 132.90543; valency: 1; relative density: 1.873; melting pt: 28.39±0.01°C; boiling pt: 671°C
- caesura — (in modern prosody) a pause, esp for sense, usually near the middle of a verse line
- calamus — any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- calvous — lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
- canopus — the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second brightest star in the sky. Visual magnitude: -0.7; spectral type: F0II; distance: 313 light years
- canthus — the inner or outer corner or angle of the eye, formed by the natural junction of the eyelids
- capsule — A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
- cardbus — (hardware) The 32-bit version of the PCMCIA (PC Card) bus.
- carduus — a thistle, esp the species Carduus benedictus
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
- carnous — carnose.
- carolus — any of several coins struck in the reign of a king called Charles, esp an English gold coin from the reign of Charles I
- carouse — If you say that people are carousing, you mean that they are behaving very noisily and drinking a lot of alcohol as they enjoy themselves.
- casaque — a loose-fitting blouse for women.
- caseous — of or like cheese
- cash up — (of cashiers, shopkeepers, etc) to add up the money taken, esp at the end of a working day
- casques — Plural form of casque.
- cassius — a male given name.
- cast up — (of the sea) to cast ashore
- castrum — (historical) Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.
- casuals — informal articles of clothing or footwear
- casuist — a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases
- catguts — Plural form of catgut.
- catouse — New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- catsuit — A catsuit is a piece of women's clothing that is made in one piece and fits tightly over the body and legs.
- causals — Plural form of causal.
- causate — (philosophy) The effect of a cause.
- causers — Plural form of causer.
- causeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cause.
- causing — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- causist — a person who supports or defends a cause, especially a social cause.
- caustic — Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- cayuses — Plural form of cayuse.
- censual — an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- chausse — (historical) Armor for the legs, usually made of mail.
- chukars — Plural form of chukar.
- chumash — a printed book containing one of the Five Books of Moses
- chuvash — a Turkic ethnic people living chiefly in the middle Volga region of Russia
- ciseaux — a jump in which the dancer's legs are opened wide in the air and closed on landing.
- claques — Plural form of claque.
- clausal — of or constituting a clause
- clauses — Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- clavius — one of the largest of the craters on the moon, about 230 kilometres (145 miles) in diameter, whose walls have peaks up to 5700 metres (19 000 feet) above the floor. It lies in the SE quadrant
- conatus — an effort or striving of natural impulse
- copulas — Plural form of copula.
- cougars — A large American wild cat with a plain tawny to grayish coat, found from Canada to Patagonia.
- crassus — Marcus Licinius (ˈmɑːkəs lɪˈsɪnɪəs). ?115–53 bc, Roman general; member of the first triumvirate with Caesar and Pompey